Interlocutory

Intermediate; something done or determined between the beginning and the end of a suit. Interlocutory costs: costs upon proceedings in the intermediate stages of a cause. Interlocutory decree: a preliminary or intermediate decree; a decree which directs some further proceedings before a final decree can be had. Interlocutory judgment: a preliminary or intermediate judgment; a judgment upon some plea, proceeding or default, which does not finally determine or complete the suit Interlocutory order: an order made during the progress of a suit, upon some incidental matter. In the civil law. Interlocutory sentence: a sentence upon some indirect question arising from the principal cause.