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moratory
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[], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- Of, relating to, or authorizing a delay in the payment of a debt or in the performance of a legal obligation.
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Origin
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late 19th century. From classical Latin morātōrius causing delay (late 2nd century a.d. in legal texts; from morāt-, past participial stem of morārī to delay + -ōrius), in specific use in English use probably after French moratoire
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