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moratoria

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mor⋅a⋅to⋅ri⋅um

  [mawr-uh-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr-, mor-]
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–noun, plural -to⋅ri⋅a  [-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-] , -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.
Origin:
1870–75; < NL, LL morātōrium, n. use of neut. of morātōrius moratory
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mor·a·to·ri·um   (môr'ə-tôr'ē-əm, -tōr'-, mŏr'-)   
n.   pl. mor·a·to·ri·ums or mor·a·to·ri·a (-tôr'ē-ə, -tōr'-)

  1. Law

    1. An authorization to a debtor, such as a bank or nation, permitting temporary suspension of payments.

    2. An authorized period of delay in the performance of an obligation.

  2. A suspension of an ongoing or planned activity: a moratorium on the deployment of a new weapon.


[From Late Latin morātōrium, neuter of morātōrius, delaying; see moratory.]
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Main Entry: moratoria
plural of MORATORIUM

Main Entry: mor·a·to·ri·um
Pronunciation: "mor-&-'tor-E-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -riums or -ria
Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, neuter of moratorius dilatory, from morari to delay, from mora delay
1 a : an authorized period of delay in the performance of an obligation (as the paying of a debt) b : a waiting period set by an authority
2 : a suspension of activity
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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