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Moratorium (from Late Latin morātōrium, neuter of morātōrius, "delaying"), may refer to:
Law
edit- Moratorium (law), a delay or suspension of an activity or a law
Music
edit- "Moratorium", a song by Alanis Morissette on her album Flavors of Entanglement
- "Moratorium", a song by Band-Maid on their album Just Bring It
Protests
edit- Black Moratorium, January 1972 Indigenous rights protest in Australia
- Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam, demonstrations against the Vietnam War held in the United States and Australia in 1969
Other uses
edit- 2010 United States deepwater drilling moratorium, a six-month suspension following a catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
- Debt moratorium, delay allowed in repayment of debts
- July Moratorium, a period with limited activity in the National Basketball Association (NBA) before their salary cap is announced
- Moratorium (entertainment), the practice of suspending sales of home videos by the distributors
- United Nations moratorium on the death penalty, 2007/8 resolutions of the UN