1. given or made during the course of legal proceedings; provisional or temporary
Usage: legal
2. having the nature of dialogue; conversational
Usage: formal

Examples

• The judge issued an interlocutory injunction to prevent further damage.
• The court granted an interlocutory order pending the final hearing.
• An interlocutory appeal was filed before the case was fully resolved.
• The interlocutory decree was subject to modification.
• The novel’s interlocutory style creates a sense of ongoing conversation.
• His interlocutory remarks helped clarify the discussion.