moratorium

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˌmɒ.ɹəˈtɔː.ɹɪəm/, /ˌmɔː.ɹəˈtɔː.ɹɪəm/
• (America) IPA: /ˌmɔ.ɹəˈtɔ.ɹi.əm/

Noun

moratorium (plural moratoriums)

1. (legal) An authorization to a debtor, permitting temporary suspension of payments. [from 19th c.]
2. A suspension of an ongoing activity. [from 20th c.]

   Canada may put a moratorium on cloning for research.

Synonyms

• (suspension of an ongoing activity) hiatus, interruption, recess; see also Thesaurus:pause

Translations

• French: moratoire
• German: Moratorium
• Italian: moratoria
• Portuguese: moratória
• Russian: морато́рий
• Spanish: moratoria

Translations

• French: moratoire
• German: Moratorium
• Russian: морато́рий
• Spanish: moratoria

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