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mor⋅a⋅to⋅ry

  [mawr-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, mor-]
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–adjective
authorizing delay of payment: a moratory law.
Origin:
1890–95; < LL morātōrius dilatory, equiv. to morā(rī) to delay; see mora + -tōrius -tory 1
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mor·a·to·ry   (môr'ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē, mŏr'-)   
adj.  Authorizing delay in payment.

[French moratoire, from Late Latin morātōrius, delaying, from Latin morātus, past participle of morārī, to delay, from mora, delay.]
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Main Entry: mor·a·to·ry
Pronunciation: 'mor-&-"tor-E
Function: adjective
Etymology: French moratoire, from Late Latin moratorius
: of, relating to, or resulting from delay in the payment or performance of an obligation <moratory interest>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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