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Synonyms for moratorium
ˌmɔr əˈtɔr i əm, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌmɒr-; -ˈtɔr i ə, -ˈtoʊr-mora·to·ri·um

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. moratoriumnoun

    a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged

  2. moratoriumnoun

    suspension of an ongoing activity

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  1. List of paraphrases for "moratorium":

    moratoria, suspension, standstill

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  1. Bruce Aylward:

    Should there be a moratorium on boosters ? Absolutely. Should there be a moratorium on vaccinating people at low risk of severe disease or death ? Absolutely, our role is to make sure that we put forward the strongest possible arguments and way out of this pandemic, and the way out of that is a moratorium, and it's extended because since the last time we called for it, the equity gap's gotten greater, the amount of vaccine available to low income countries has gone down.

  2. Joseph Dempsey:

    Following their 2018 self-imposed moratorium on long range and nuclear testing, they have limited ballistic missiles tested to short range( SRBM) and medium range( MRBM), earlier this month [ North Korea ] stated they were going to re-examine restarting previously suspended activities.

  3. Austin Sarat:

    It’s certainly wonderful that Attorney General Garland has imposed a moratorium. It’s certainly wonderful that he withdrew many of the capital prosecutions that had been authorized under the Trump administration, but there’s more that, from an abolitionist perspective, (Biden) ought to be doing.

  4. Kim Jong:

    It could presage a return to nuclear testing, which is now on the table given that Kim renounced his April 2018 moratorium.

  5. Fernando Bermudez:

    I don't think citizens want the death penalty anymore or a moratorium. Now, it's a matter of dismantling the system so it can not come back and function in a knee jerk reaction where 13 people can get executed like under Trump, president Biden can not continue that legacy.


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