moratorium
noun
[ ˌmɒrəˈtɔːrɪəm ]
• a temporary prohibition of an activity.
• "a moratorium on the use of drift nets"
Similar:
embargo,
ban,
prohibition,
suspension,
postponement,
stay,
stoppage,
halt,
freeze,
standstill,
respite,
hiatus,
delay,
deferment,
deferral,
adjournment,
Origin:
late 19th century: modern Latin, neuter (used as a noun) of late Latin moratorius ‘delaying’, from Latin morat- ‘delayed’, from the verb morari, from mora ‘delay’.
