(n.) Interchange of speech; dialogue; conversation; conference.
(n.) An intermediate act or decree before final decision.
(n.) Hence, intermediate argument or discussion.
Example Sentences:
(1) Many observers bet strongly on the latter and have begun to use it as a measure of just what Putin thinks about his interlocuters.
Interlocutory
Definition:
(a.) Consisting of, or having the nature of, dialogue; conversational.
(a.) Intermediate; not final or definitive; made or done during the progress of an action.
(n.) Interpolated discussion or dialogue.
Example Sentences:
(1) McCombe granted an interlocutory injunction on a "balance of convenience", because the cost and impact of not blocking the strike would have been far greater for BA and its passengers, with the airline on course for a two-year loss of £1bn.
(2) Folkes’s lawyer told an interlocutory hearing in the federal court on Friday morning that the effect of Adamson’s ruling was that Folkes could be arrested if he showed up at Don Lucas Reserve on Saturday or tried to address any gathering.
(3) The issues are often complex and jury trial simply invites expensive interlocutory battles, such as the one before this court, which attempt to pre-empt issues from going before the jury."