moratorium
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8.5
- noun
- /ˌmɔːrəˈtɔːriəm/
- Formal
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moratoria
- Due to safety concerns, a moratorium on all public events was implemented across the state.
- a moratorium on construction
- impose a moratorium
- a moratorium on debt
The CDC eviction moratorium just got fully canned.
- The CDC eviction moratorium just got fully canned.
- So with all of that, let's discuss the rental moratorium.
- The judiciary did nothing in face of gross violations of civil rights, including things like the CCC moratorium on evictions and whatnot.
- The year before, President Biden was told by the Supreme Court that Congress had to manage any eviction moratorium.
- There's still, you know, an eviction moratorium and that Trump put it into place, you know, that's about ready to expire.
- Also, maybe we'll put a moratorium on your credit card spending.
- So Eric Lander and his camp were in favor of a moratorium, and that included Fong Jiang.
- And this week I just started to think about going on a multitasking moratorium.
- And they're like, well, right now the city of Las Vegas or the state of Nevada has a kind of a moratorium on closing.
- I mean, there's got to be like a moratorium on that for like four months till till the Blu-ray release.
- So it's it's more gestural to say we're scared, let's put a moratorium on it than it is an authentic rule that the world is going to follow.
Examples
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The city has declared a moratorium on new construction projects until further notice.
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Will the moratorium on evictions be extended?
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Because there is a moratorium on doing this in the US right now.
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In 1992, the United States ended a nuclear test moratorium.
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The Central Bank declared a moratorium on most debt payments, and new loans came to a halt.
Academic text (2008) -
In 1989, Belgium imposed a moratorium on the construction of nuclear power stations.
Academic text (1999) -
India and Pakistan have both declared voluntary moratoriums on further testing.
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Internationally, Canada has called for a moratorium on all large-scale driftnet fishing by June 30, 1992.
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The Directorate for Nature Management has proposed a temporary moratorium on the issuance of licenses for new salmon farms.
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The association, for its part, seeks "a three-year moratorium on clearcut logging in the Hoonah area."
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
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1.0
An act when something ends or pauses
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1.0
A short stop in speaking or activity
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5.3
Officially stop an activity, for example the use of money or assets
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4.3
A temporary stop of an activity or service
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6.3
A pause in an activity or series that is usually temporary
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9.9
An official temporary delay of payment or legal duty
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Etymology
Moratorium comes from the Latin root mora, which means 'delay' or 'pause', so a moratorium is an official or legal 'pause' and a temporary stopping of an activity.