About The Word Moratorium
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Moratorium
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What's The Definition Of Moratorium?
[n] suspension of an ongoing activity
[n] a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged Synonyms | Synonyms for Moratorium: Related Terms | Find terms related to Moratorium: afterthought | bind | block | blockage | bureaucratic delay | cancellation | delay | delayage | delayed reaction | detention | double take | dragging | freeze | grace period | halt | hang-up | hiatus | hindrance | holdup | interim | jam | lag | lagging | logjam | obliteration | obstruction | paperasserie | pause | postponement | red tape | red-tapeism | red-tapery | reprieve | respite | retardance | retardation | slowdown | slowness | slow-up | stay | stay of execution | stop | stoppage | suspense | suspension | tie-up | time lag | wait | write-off See Also | abeyance | delay | hold | postponement | suspension | time lag | wait Moratorium In Webster's Dictionary \Mor`a*to"ri*um\, n. [NL. See {Moratory}.] (Law)
A period during which an obligor has a legal right to delay
meeting an obligation, esp. such a period granted, as to a
bank, by a moratory law.
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