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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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.
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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
The Third Circuit only reviewed the case at an early stage with the NCAA in December 2021 being granted an interlocutory appeal, meaning an appeal of a case before it is decided (usually appellate courts only review cases after final judgment at the trial court level).
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 July 2024
On Friday, an interlocutory appeal by the town of New Milford and two of its former police officers who worked on the case of Bolden’s order denying their motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity was dismissed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
—David R. Cameron, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2024
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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
The Third Circuit only reviewed the case at an early stage with the NCAA in December 2021 being granted an interlocutory appeal, meaning an appeal of a case before it is decided (usually appellate courts only review cases after final judgment at the trial court level).
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 July 2024
On Friday, an interlocutory appeal by the town of New Milford and two of its former police officers who worked on the case of Bolden’s order denying their motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity was dismissed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
—David R. Cameron, Hartford Courant, 23 June 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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