Moratorium
noun
A pause or delay in an activity especially by law or agreement.
The government has imposed a moratorium on the sale of weapons.
Often appears as...
- impose a moratorium
- declare a moratorium
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Formal
noun
A pause or break in debt or loan payments allowed by a government.
Many people are calling for a moratorium on student loan payments during the pandemic.
Often appears as...
- call for a moratorium
- implement a moratorium
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Formal
noun
A pause or delay in an activity especially by law or agreement.
The government has imposed a moratorium on the sale of weapons.
Often appears as...
- impose a moratorium
- declare a moratorium
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A pause or break in debt or loan payments allowed by a government.
Many people are calling for a moratorium on student loan payments during the pandemic.
Often appears as...
- call for a moratorium
- implement a moratorium
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Context
Often used in legal or governmental situations to describe temporary stops of activities.
A moratorium on logging was ordered to assess environmental impacts.
Pro Tip 2/3Policy Change
Can signal a change in policy while assessing a situation or creating new regulations.
The city council announced a moratorium on new construction.
Pro Tip 3/3Negotiation Tool
Sometimes used as a strategic pause during negotiations or disputes.
Workers called for a moratorium on layoffs during the union talks.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Context
Often used in legal or governmental situations to describe temporary stops of activities.
A moratorium on logging was ordered to assess environmental impacts.
Pro Tip 2/3Policy Change
Can signal a change in policy while assessing a situation or creating new regulations.
The city council announced a moratorium on new construction.
Pro Tip 3/3Negotiation Tool
Sometimes used as a strategic pause during negotiations or disputes.
Workers called for a moratorium on layoffs during the union talks.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Context
Often used in legal or governmental situations to describe temporary stops of activities.
A moratorium on logging was ordered to assess environmental impacts.
Pro Tip 2/3Policy Change
Can signal a change in policy while assessing a situation or creating new regulations.
The city council announced a moratorium on new construction.
Pro Tip 3/3Negotiation Tool
Sometimes used as a strategic pause during negotiations or disputes.
Workers called for a moratorium on layoffs during the union talks.
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Art of the Matter PIPE Nat...
for this particular product that is not even really needed in any capacity by human beings. It doesn't-- It's not integral to our survival. And the other thing with that is the ban and the moratorium. When you have a moratorium in place, all it says is the market is closed for now and the doors will open eventually. So, the prices will build in the meanwhile.
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Cook Wise: Striped Bass...
story in fishery management in the world why is that in the early 80s striped bass where it's such a low level that people were talking about putting them on the endangered species list and eventually after a lot of arguing they put a five year moratorium to let those young fish grow to breeding size so we
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The Battle for the Soul...
computers to be these accurate fair and flawless machines but without trying human biases have turned up in the software civil liberties activists say it might be time to rethink those applications at a minimum congress should pass a moratorium on the police use of facial
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Why genetic research...
putting a moratorium on genetic research. Now despite this history of distrust, I still believe that indigenous people can benefit from genetic research. And if we don't do something soon, the gap in health disparities is going to continue to widen. Hawaii, for example,
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Capturing the Beauty of...
A little different with South Africa. South Africa has put a moratorium on leopards, for a year. But that shows that we can't be complacent we need to drive forward. The fourth big pillar, of course, is communities that live next to these big wildlife populations
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How CRISPR lets us edit...
to give us time to really consider all of the various implications of doing so. And actually, there is an important precedent for such a pause from the 1970s, when scientists got together to call for a moratorium on the use of molecular cloning,
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New thinking on the...
Have a moratorium -- we shouldn't have any new coal-fired generating plants that aren't able to capture and store CO2, which means we have to quickly build these renewable sources. Now, nobody is talking on that scale. But I do believe
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How to rebuild the...
And of course, we are deploying these funds exactly for the countries that need us the most. And we did one more thing. With David Malpass, the president of the World Bank, we called for a debt moratorium for the poorest countries
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The ethical dilemma of...
to tackle that exact question. What is the right path forward with human genetic modification? I believe at this time we need a moratorium. We have to ban this. We should not allow creating genetically modified people,
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The business case for...
for the same cause. And by the way, within three months, a moratorium on these clear-cutting practices was announced by the industry. And Greenpeace themselves declared it as a spectacular drop in deforestation
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Art of the Matter PIPE Nat...
for this particular product that is not even really needed in any capacity by human beings. It doesn't-- It's not integral to our survival. And the other thing with that is the ban and the moratorium. When you have a moratorium in place, all it says is the market is closed for now and the doors will open eventually. So, the prices will build in the meanwhile.
Video examples
Cook Wise: Striped Bass...
story in fishery management in the world why is that in the early 80s striped bass where it's such a low level that people were talking about putting them on the endangered species list and eventually after a lot of arguing they put a five year moratorium to let those young fish grow to breeding size so we
Video examples
The Battle for the Soul...
computers to be these accurate fair and flawless machines but without trying human biases have turned up in the software civil liberties activists say it might be time to rethink those applications at a minimum congress should pass a moratorium on the police use of facial
Video examples
Why genetic research...
putting a moratorium on genetic research. Now despite this history of distrust, I still believe that indigenous people can benefit from genetic research. And if we don't do something soon, the gap in health disparities is going to continue to widen. Hawaii, for example,
Video examples
Capturing the Beauty of...
A little different with South Africa. South Africa has put a moratorium on leopards, for a year. But that shows that we can't be complacent we need to drive forward. The fourth big pillar, of course, is communities that live next to these big wildlife populations
Video examples
How CRISPR lets us edit...
to give us time to really consider all of the various implications of doing so. And actually, there is an important precedent for such a pause from the 1970s, when scientists got together to call for a moratorium on the use of molecular cloning,
Video examples
New thinking on the...
Have a moratorium -- we shouldn't have any new coal-fired generating plants that aren't able to capture and store CO2, which means we have to quickly build these renewable sources. Now, nobody is talking on that scale. But I do believe
Video examples
How to rebuild the...
And of course, we are deploying these funds exactly for the countries that need us the most. And we did one more thing. With David Malpass, the president of the World Bank, we called for a debt moratorium for the poorest countries
Video examples
The ethical dilemma of...
to tackle that exact question. What is the right path forward with human genetic modification? I believe at this time we need a moratorium. We have to ban this. We should not allow creating genetically modified people,
Video examples
The business case for...
for the same cause. And by the way, within three months, a moratorium on these clear-cutting practices was announced by the industry. And Greenpeace themselves declared it as a spectacular drop in deforestation
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Jeffrey Kluger
American Writer
There's a sort of sibling moratorium when you're establishing yourself as an adult. So much of your energy has to be focused on other things like work and kids. But when people become more settled, siblings tend to regroup because now you're building a new extended family.
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Laura van den Berg
American Writer
In the world of the American creative writing workshop, I've encountered teachers who are tempted to place, or have actually placed, a moratorium on child narrators. Students love to write them, but children come laden with complications.
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Woody Harrelson
American Actor
Right now there should be a moratorium on the cutting down of old growth in this country. That is a small thing to ask at this point. There is only four percent of old growth left. Ninety-six percent of it has been cut down.
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Ed Rendell
American Politician
I think a moratorium probably is legal, and we should probably for a short period of time impose a moratorium so that we don't permit any additional landfill permits for the time being, so we don't exacerbate the problem.
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Antony Blinken
American Statesman
During the Clinton administration, engagement, backed by the threat of force, convinced Pyongyang to freeze its dangerous nuclear program and put a moratorium on the production of long-range missiles.
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Caryl Chessman
American Celebrity
If the executioner goes, my package will never be made public. If he doesn't go, it will be made public exactly fifty years from the day the bill for a moratorium on capital punishment is defeated.
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Lawrence Kudlow
American Journalist
I argued for a wartime moratorium on new visas and new immigrants because of the substantial danger of ISIS terrorists infiltrating our system.
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Paul Watson
Canadian Environmentalist
To me extremism is targeting endangered whales in a whale sanctuary in violation of a moratorium. That, to me, is extreme.
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Elaine Chao
American Politician
There should be an immediate moratorium on federal regulations that endanger jobs.
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Jessica Savitch
American Journalist
My current goal is to place a moratorium on goals.
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Jeffrey Kluger
American Writer
There's a sort of sibling moratorium when you're establishing yourself as an adult. So much of your energy has to be focused on other things like work and kids. But when people become more settled, siblings tend to regroup because now you're building a new extended family.
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Laura van den Berg
American Writer
In the world of the American creative writing workshop, I've encountered teachers who are tempted to place, or have actually placed, a moratorium on child narrators. Students love to write them, but children come laden with complications.
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Woody Harrelson
American Actor
Right now there should be a moratorium on the cutting down of old growth in this country. That is a small thing to ask at this point. There is only four percent of old growth left. Ninety-six percent of it has been cut down.
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Ed Rendell
American Politician
I think a moratorium probably is legal, and we should probably for a short period of time impose a moratorium so that we don't permit any additional landfill permits for the time being, so we don't exacerbate the problem.
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Antony Blinken
American Statesman
During the Clinton administration, engagement, backed by the threat of force, convinced Pyongyang to freeze its dangerous nuclear program and put a moratorium on the production of long-range missiles.
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Caryl Chessman
American Celebrity
If the executioner goes, my package will never be made public. If he doesn't go, it will be made public exactly fifty years from the day the bill for a moratorium on capital punishment is defeated.
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Lawrence Kudlow
American Journalist
I argued for a wartime moratorium on new visas and new immigrants because of the substantial danger of ISIS terrorists infiltrating our system.
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Paul Watson
Canadian Environmentalist
To me extremism is targeting endangered whales in a whale sanctuary in violation of a moratorium. That, to me, is extreme.
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Elaine Chao
American Politician
There should be an immediate moratorium on federal regulations that endanger jobs.
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Jessica Savitch
American Journalist
My current goal is to place a moratorium on goals.
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