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Moratorium

British pronunciation/mˌɔːɹɐtˈɔːɹi‍əm/
American pronunciation/ˌmɔɹəˈtɔɹiəm/
Moratorium
[NOUN]
1

suspension of an ongoing activity

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2

a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged

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Examples
1. This moratorium temporarily gave my client respite.
2. The former moratorium expired last month.
3. One of the most oddly specific-sounding ones is a moratorium on soft cheeses.
4. That moratorium has been lifted.
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