Definition of Moratorium

1. Noun. A legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged.

Generic synonyms: Delay, Hold, Postponement, Time Lag, Wait

2. Noun. Suspension of an ongoing activity.
Generic synonyms: Abeyance, Suspension

Definition of Moratorium

1. n. 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.

Definition of Moratorium

1. [n -RIA or -RIUMS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Moratorium

moral sense
moral treatment
Morand
Morand's foot
Morand's spur
morantel
Moranzanist Patriotic Front
moras
morass
morass
morasses
morassy
morat
morate
moratoria
moratorium (current term)
moratoriums
moratory
morats
Moravia
Morax
Morax-Axenfeld diplobacillus
moraxella
moraxella (branhamella) catarrhalis
moraxella (moraxella) bovis
Moraxella anatipestifer
Moraxella bovis
Moraxella catarrhalis
Moraxella conjunctivitis
Moraxella kingae

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