A conversation or dialogue. [from 16th c.]
A formal conference. [16th-17th c.]
A church court held by certain Reformed denominations. [from 17th c.]
A written discourse. [from 18th c.]
A discussion during a trial in which a judge ensures that the defendant understands what is taking place in the trial and what their rights are.
From Wikipedia:
In law, a colloquy is a routine, highly formalized conversation. Conversations among the judge and lawyers (as opposed to testimony under oath) are colloquys.
From Merriam-Webster:
Colloquy may make you think of "colloquial," and there is indeed a connection between the two words. As a matter of fact, "colloquy" is the parent word from which "colloquial" was coined in the mid-18th century. "Colloquy" itself, though now the less common of the two words, has been a part of the English language since the 15th century. It is a descendant of Latin loqui, meaning "to speak." Other descendants of "loqui" in English include "eloquent," "loquacious," "ventriloquism," and "soliloquy," as well as "elocution" and "interlocutor."
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