Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

interlocutory order

. An order that relates to some intermediate matter in the case; any order other than a final order. a Most interlocutory orders are not appealable until the case is fully resolved. But by rule or statute, most jurisdictions allow some types of interlocutory orders (such as preliminary injunctions and class-certification orders) to be immediately appealed. -Also termed interlocutory decision; interim order; intermediate order See appealable decision under DECISION; COLLATERA1rORDER DOCTRINE.