moratorium

• Nom désignant une suspension temporaire ou un report officiel d'une activité, d'une obligation ou d'un processus en cours.

A noun referring to a temporary suspension or authorized postponement of an activity, obligation, or ongoing process.

1. Legal postponementC1formallegal

   A legally authorized period of delay before a financial obligation or debt must be paid.

   Moratoire (sursis légal de paiement)

   • The government declared a moratorium on student loan payments for six months.
   • The court granted a moratorium on the debt repayment until the investigation is complete.
   • A moratorium was placed on foreclosures during the economic crisis.

   Synonymesdefermentdeferraldelaypostponementreprieverespitestaysuspension

2. Suspension of activityC1formal

   A temporary suspension or halt of an ongoing activity, often for review or ethical reasons.

   suspension d'activité

   • The company announced a moratorium on new construction projects until further notice.
   • There is a global moratorium on commercial whaling.
   • The university imposed a moratorium on all research involving human cloning.

   Synonymesfreezehaltpauserespitestandstillstaystoppagesuspension

   Antonymescontinuationprosecutionresumption