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noun (s, pl2=moratoria)
- An authorization to a debtor, permitting temporary suspension of payments.
- A suspension of an ongoing activity
- Canada may put a on cloning for research.
Etymology: First attested w:1875, 1875, from neuter of moratorius "delaying", from morari "to delay," from mora "delay." The word had been written in italics up until w:1914, 1914. See also moratory.
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