interlocutory

a. [ Cf. LL. interlocutorius, F. interlocutoire. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Consisting of, or having the nature of, dialogue; conversational. [ 1913 Webster ]

Interlocutory discourses in the Holy Scriptures. Fiddes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) Intermediate; not final or definitive; made or done during the progress of an action; as, an interlocutory judgement. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ An order, sentence, decree, or judgment, given in an intermediate stage between the commencement and termination of a cause, is called interlocutory. [ 1913 Webster ]