interlocutory order
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Case Law, Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Definitions from Case Law
From 385 U.S. 23 - Switzerland Cheese Association Inc v. E Horne's Market Inc · 1966Most cited · 869 citing opinions
Orders that in no way touch on the merits of the claim but only relate to pretrial procedures are not in our view 'interlocutory' within the meaning of § 1292(a)(1).
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
"An older which decides not the cause, but only settles some intervening matter relating to it; as when an order is made, on a motion in chancery, for the plaintiff to have an injunction to quiet his possession till the hearing of the cause. This or any such order, not being final, is interlocutory." Termes de la Ley
Defined under Order in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
“<Anor-. der which decides not the cause, but only settles some intervening matter relating to it; as when an order is made, on a motion in chancery, for the plaintiff to have an injunethe cause. This or any such order, not being final, is interlocutory.” Termes de la Ley.