moratorium

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There is no moratorium, and "Godwin's Law" is just some guy's pithy observation.

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a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged

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noun

a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged

noun

suspension of an ongoing activity

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for moratorium.

noun

a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged

noun

suspension of an ongoing activity

Example sentences

There is no moratorium, and "Godwin's Law" is just some guy's pithy observation.

The idea was to promote a moratorium on new astronomical data for one year.

For safety lapses such as these, I blame the current moratorium against new nuclear facilities in the US.

A Chevron station with leaking tanks had contaminated the water source and there has been a decade long moratorium on new hookups.

No-one is ready to say "we're stopping here and bug fixing"You didn't notice the moratorium on language changes which was in effect for the last couple of years?

By current data, 1 TWh of coal power produced in the western world kills roughly 15 people -- so when Merkel signed that moratorium, she signed death warrants for 250 people.

Why not a 5 year moratorium on any details on any crime, since there could be significant defamation resulting from the trial?

America needs an immediate full immigration moratorium, lasting at least five years, while we set about fixing the system.

Indeed, the article you link to has the following:"The plans set up a clash between Brussels and telecoms bosses such as Vodafone chief executive Vittorio Colao, who in February called for a 'moratorium on regulation' in telecoms.