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moratorium

mor·a·to·ri·um [ màwrə táwree əm ] (plural mor·a·to·ri·ums or mor·a·to·ri·a [ màwrə táwree ə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. agreed period of delay: a formally agreed period during which an activity is halted or a planned activity is postponed

2. allowed delay in meeting obligation: a period during which a person, usually a debtor, has the right to postpone meeting an obligation

[Late 19th century. < modern Latin< late Latin moratorius "delaying" (see moratory)]
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