'Moratorium' definitions:
Definition of 'moratorium'
(from WordNet)
noun
A legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged
noun
Suspension of an ongoing activity
Definition of 'Moratorium'
From: GCIDE
- Moratorium \Mor`a*to"ri*um\, n. [NL. See Moratory.]
- 1. (Law) 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. a suspension of an activity. [PJC]
- 3. an officially authorized period of delay or waiting; as, a moratorium on putting a law into effect. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'moratorium'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- afterthought,
- bind,
- block,
- blockage,
- bureaucratic delay,
- cancellation,
- delay,
- delayage,
- delayed reaction,
- detention,
- double take,
- dragging,
- freeze,
- grace period,
- halt,
- hang-up,
- hiatus,
- hindrance,
- holdup,
- interim,
- jam,
- lag,
- lagging,
- logjam,
- obliteration,
- obstruction,
- paperasserie,
- pause,
- postponement,
- red tape,
- red-tapeism,
- red-tapery,
- reprieve,
- respite,
- retardance,
- retardation,
- slow-up,
- slowdown,
- slowness,
- stay,
- stay of execution,
- stop,
- stoppage,
- suspense,
- suspension,
- tie-up,
- time lag,
- wait,
- write-off