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interlocutory

interlocutory

1 9.9
A temporary court decision that is not final
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪntərləˈkjuːtəri/
  • Formal
translation icon : interlocutorio
  • The court certified its order for interlocutory appeal, and the Fifth Circuit reversed, finding RFRA to be constitutional. 73 F.3d 1352 (1996).
  • interlocutory appeal

Examples

  • In Southam alone, there were a total of ten decisions on interlocutory matters.

    Academic text (1993)
  • In 2014, interlocutory judgment was entered against the respondents, with damages to be assessed.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The two filed an interlocutory appeal, figuring they could hold the materials until the issue was decided.

    Academic text (2004)
  • This decree is interlocutory and becomes final in three months.

  • 15. The defendants then filed an interlocutory appeal with the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The BAP dismissed her appeal as being interlocutory.

    Blog text (19)
  • The Court of Appeals released two opinions today that shed light on this tricky path to achieving interlocutory review.

    Blog text (25)
  • Class-action certification is subject to interlocutory appeal, and cases can be moved to administrative remedy with state agencies when applicable.

    Academic text (2006)
  • In the case of Warriner v. Warriner, the court grants an interlocutory decree of divorce in favor of the plaintiff, Lucy Warriner.

  • The judge issued an interlocutory order allowing the defendant to remain free while the case was still under review.

Antonyms

1.0

Last and cannot be changed or reversed

Compounds

A court order made during a trial to keep things the same until the court makes a final decision

How Temporary

short-lived
49 3.9
temporary
557 3.0
interlocutory
  • Formal
1 9.9
provisional
55 6.1
long-term
502 3.0

Surface Forms

interlocutory positive

Morphology

interlocutory = interlocutor (opaque) = inter + locut + ory

Although formed from 'interlocutor' + '-ory', the legal sense 'provisional/temporary' is not predictable from 'interlocutor' (a conversational participant).

Etymology

The word interlocutory comes from Latin parts inter- 'between' and loqui 'to speak'. So it originally meant something 'said between' people, and in law an interlocutory decision is a temporary 'between' ruling, not the final judgment.