interlocutory
adjective
in·ter·loc·u·to·ry
ˌin-tər-ˈlä-kyə-ˌtȯr-ē 
: made during the progress of a legal action and not final or definitive
an interlocutory appeal
an interlocutory decree
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Trump could try to appeal in state court before sentencing, but judges rejected Trump’s previous interlocutory appeals aimed at delaying his trial.
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 26 Nov. 2024
The question of court jurisdiction is currently with the 3rd Court of Appeals following an June interlocutory appeal from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office that halted the trial in a lower court.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Aug. 2024
Kentucky's Supreme Court denied a lawsuit over Kulkarni's spot on the ballot in a ruling Thursday morning, finding a lower court did not abuse its discretion in rebuffing a motion for interlocutory relief by two men who had sued over her candidacy.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 24 Oct. 2024
This time the court has said that Disney cannot have a stay of proceedings or interlocutory appeal.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 26 Nov. 2024
The question of court jurisdiction is currently with the 3rd Court of Appeals following an June interlocutory appeal from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office that halted the trial in a lower court.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Aug. 2024
Kentucky's Supreme Court denied a lawsuit over Kulkarni's spot on the ballot in a ruling Thursday morning, finding a lower court did not abuse its discretion in rebuffing a motion for interlocutory relief by two men who had sued over her candidacy.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 24 Oct. 2024
This time the court has said that Disney cannot have a stay of proceedings or interlocutory appeal.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Interlocutory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interlocutory. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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interlocutory
adjective
in·ter·loc·u·to·ry
ˌin-tər-ˈlä-kyə-ˌtōr-ē
: not final or definitive
an interlocutory order
broadly
: made or done during the progress of an action especially when delay would cause irreversible injury
an interlocutory appeal
Etymology
Medieval Latin interlocutorius, from Late Latin interloqui to pronounce an interlocutory sentence, from Latin, to speak between
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