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moratory

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[mawr-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, mor-] / ˈmɔr əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈmɒr- /

adjective

  1. authorizing delay of payment.

    a moratory law.

Etymology

Origin of moratory

1890–95; < Late Latin morātōrius dilatory, equivalent to morā ( rī ) to delay; mora + -tōrius -tory 1

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