Topic: LAW
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| Date: | 1800-1900 |
| Language: | Modern Latin |
| Origin: | Late Latin moratorius 'delaying', from Latin morari 'to delay' |
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mor‧a‧to‧ri‧um
plural moratoriums or moratoria [countable usually singular]
plural moratoriums or moratoria [countable usually singular]1PG an official stopping of an activity for a period of time
2SCLBFL a law or an agreement that gives people more time to pay their debts : 
a two-year moratorium on interest payments
a two-year moratorium on interest payments