Moratorium
WordNet
noun
(1) Suspension of an ongoing activity
(2) A legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged
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Etymology
First attested 1875, from the , the neuter of from the from . The word had been written in italics up until 1914. See also moratory.
Noun
- An authorization to a debtor, permitting temporary suspension of payments.
- A suspension of an ongoing activity
- Canada may put a moratorium on cloning for research.