moratorium /mo-rə-töˈri-əm or -tōˈ/

1. An emergency measure authorizing the suspension of payments of debts for a given time
2. The period thus declared
3. A temporary ban on, or decreed cessation of, any activity

moratory /morˈə-tə-ri/ adjective

1. Delaying
2. Deferring

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