1. A judgment or decision issued during the course of legal proceedings, before the final judgment is rendered
The court issued an intermediate judgment on the preliminary matter before proceeding with the main case.
O tribunal proferiu uma sentença interlocutória sobre a questão preliminar antes de prosseguir com o caso principal.
2. A ruling that resolves some but not all issues in a case, allowing the case to continue
The intermediate judgment addressed the jurisdictional question but left the merits for later determination.
A sentença interlocutória resolveu a questão de competência, mas deixou o mérito para determinação posterior.