MORATORIA

MORATORIUM

moratorium

(noun) suspension of an ongoing activity

moratorium

(noun) a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

moratoria

plural of moratorium

Source: Wiktionary


MORATORIUM

Mor`a*to"ri*um, n. [NL. See Moratory.] (Law)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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