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Moratorium (from Late Latin morātōrium, neuter of morātōrius, "delaying"), may refer to:

Law

  • Moratorium (law), a delay or suspension of an activity or a law

Music

  • "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

  • 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

  • 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

See also

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