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Interlocutour, -loquutour, -loquitour, n. Also: -locutor, -loqutour, -loquitur, -tor(e. [med. L. interlocutorium, -urum, -loquitorius (13–14th c.). App. not in English use before the 18th c.] In law: A judgement or judicial order pronounced in the course of a suit, but not finally determining the suit.‘The term, however, in Scotch practice, is applied indiscriminately to the judgments or orders of the Court, or of the Lords Ordinary, whether they exhaust the question at issue or not’ (Bell).(a) 1515 Fife Sheriff Ct. 9.
Ane lettir of exempcioune … , the quhilk was be interlocutour of court fundin of nane awaile 1516 Ib. 44.
He … askit the interlocutour of court tharapone 1558 Admir. Ct. Bk. 84.
The juge decernis be interlocutour the said Martyn to produce ony probatioun he will use for preving of his allegeance 1591 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs I. 366.
Desyring interlocutor and censment of the haill commissioneris hervpoun 1600-1610 Melvill 422.
Ane interlocutor … past against tham of ten thowsand mark 1639 in Row 525.
That all acts, sentences, decreets, interlocutors, to be pronounced be in themselues null, voyd, & ineffectuall(b) 1503 Dunferm. B. Rec. 129.
Cristine Angus … desirit to haue ane interloqutour of the court quhidder … [she] was nerrest … air to hir sister c1550 Rolland Court of Venus iv. 285.
Than Vesta hard scho was put to honour Abone Venus be interloquutour 1560 Peebles B. Rec. 269.
It wes fund be interloquutour that the said wardane suld ansuer afore the baillies as ane nychtbour 1582 Criminal Trials I. 109.
The Justice ffindis be interloquutour, that he can nocht gudlie proceid at this present 1622-6 Bisset I. 222/30.
Ane cathalog of all interloquutouris, with all avisandum, and all uthir thingis done in the uttirhouse(c) 1520 Fife Sheriff Ct. 171.
Upone the quhilk interloquitore the said Hew Muncreif … askit ane act 1552 Digest Justiciary Proc. B. 62.
Thairvpoun baith the pairteis askit interloquitor 1577 Waus Corr. I. 142.
Befor the interloquitor I tuke purpos to giff occasioun of delay be certane ekis a1633 Hope Major Pract. II. 64.
The persewar may not pas from his persuit efter interloquitor in the cause 1630 Kirkcaldy Presb. 13.
The Presbytrie continews the pronouncing of thair interloquitor to this day fyftein days 1661 Rec. Justiciary Ct. I. 9.
The Justice Deputes by their interloquitor fand that part of the dittay … relevant 1691 Acts Sederunt 32.
The Ordinary … may hear parties upon any alledgiance, for altering any sentence or interloquitor given by him in his week(d) 1533 Bell. Livy II. 8/24.
This Appius, but ony forther pursute, … gaif his interloquitur aganis Virginea 1533 Ib. 159/8.
Is nocht ane interloquitur gevin … aganis thame … ? 1551 Digest Justiciary Proc. B. 56.
The Justice and assessouris be interloquitur findis that he may not proceid to the pronunceing of the mater 1581 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs I. 118.
The sam [decision] beand veray hard to do in respect of the interloquitur befoir rehersit 1680 Edinb. B. Rec. X. 403.
The matter having bein in debait befor the lords … [is] now lying at ther interloquitur(e) 1555 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 210.
Thai … protestit that thai mycht be hard to dispute the said actioun afoir the interloquitour gevin 1577 Digest Justiciary Proc. I. 74.
The terme assignet for geving of interloquitour vpoun the allegance, excusatioun, ansueris, and eikis 1612 Breadalbane Lett. (Reg. H.) 28 Nov.
Quhilk declairatour thrie days wes called and restis at interloquitour c 1638 Tractus Leg. Naval. 56.
Again the persewar raises another precept to warne the defender to hear interloquitour