Interlocutory

(50), a. [L. Lat. interlocutorius, It., Sp., & Pg. interlocutorio, Pr. interlocutori, Fr. interlocutoire.] 1. Consisting of dialogue. There are several interlocutory discourses in the Holy Scriptures. Fiddes. 2. (Law.) Intermediate; not final or definitive. An order, sentence, decree, or judgment, given in an intermediate stage between the commencement and termination of a cause, is called interlocutory.