moratorium
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əˈtɔr noun, plural mor·a·to·ri·a [-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-] , mor·a·to·ri·ums.
[-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-] , mor·a·to·ri·ums. 1.
a suspension of activity: a moratorium on the testing of nuclear weapons.
2.
a legally authorized period to delay payment of money due or the performance of some other legal obligation, as in an emergency.
3.
an authorized period of delay or waiting.
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moratorium (ˌmɒrəˈtɔːrɪəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ria, -riums | |
| 1. | a legally authorized postponement of the fulfilment of an obligation |
| 2. | an agreed suspension of activity |
| [C19: New Latin, from Late Latin morātōrius dilatory, from mora delay] | |
| moratory | |
| —adj | |
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Moratorium
is always a great word to know.
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Word Origin & History
moratorium
1875, originally a legal term for "authorization to a debtor to postpone payment," from neut. of L.L. moratorius "tending to delay," from L. morari "to delay," from mora "pause, delay," originally "standing there thinking." The word didn't come out of italics until 1914. General sense of "a postponement,
deliberate temporary suspension" is first recorded 1932.
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moratorium [(mawr-uh-tawr-ee-uhm)]A period of delay agreed to by parties to a dispute or parties who are negotiating. A moratorium may also be an authorized delay in the repayment of a loan, especially by a nation (as in a moratorium on war debts).
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Example sentences
The federal government's moratorium on new deepwater drilling is very unpopular in the region.
In response, officials called a moratorium on further evictions until they had agreed a procedure acceptable to all parties.
During this four-month period, the commission was recommending a moratorium on building permits for tan areas.
The series resulted in the governor placing a moratorium on capital punishment in the state.
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