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==Origin==
[[Latin]] ''moratorius'' ‘delaying,’ from Latin ''morat''- ‘delayed,’ from the verb ''morari'', from ''mora'' ‘[[delay]].’
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 19th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: a temporary [[prohibition]] of an activity: an indefinite ''moratorium'' on the use of drift nets.
*2: a legal authorization to debtors to [[postpone]] payment.
==Description==
A '''moratorium''' is a [[delay]] or [[suspension]] of an activity or a [[law]]. In a legal [[context]], it may refer to the temporary suspension of a law to allow a legal [[challenge]] to be carried out.
For example, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_rights animal rights] activists and conservation authorities may request fishing or hunting ''moratoriums'' to protect endangered or threatened animal [[species]]. These delays, or suspensions, prevent people from hunting or fishing the animals in [[discussion]].
Another instance is a delay of legal obligations or payment. A legal official can order a delay of payment due to extenuating circumstances, which render one party incapable of paying another.
A ''moratorium'' in the home [[entertainment]] [[business]] refers to the [[practice]] of suspending the sales on home video DVD, VHS, and Blu-ray movies and boxed sets after a certain period of time. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_Studios_Home_Entertainment Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment] practices moratorium more than any other production company, often with releases of classic animated movies in the Disney catalogue.
[[Category: Law]]
==Origin==
[[Latin]] ''moratorius'' ‘delaying,’ from Latin ''morat''- ‘delayed,’ from the verb ''morari'', from ''mora'' ‘[[delay]].’
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 19th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: a temporary [[prohibition]] of an activity: an indefinite ''moratorium'' on the use of drift nets.
*2: a legal authorization to debtors to [[postpone]] payment.
==Description==
A '''moratorium''' is a [[delay]] or [[suspension]] of an activity or a [[law]]. In a legal [[context]], it may refer to the temporary suspension of a law to allow a legal [[challenge]] to be carried out.
For example, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_rights animal rights] activists and conservation authorities may request fishing or hunting ''moratoriums'' to protect endangered or threatened animal [[species]]. These delays, or suspensions, prevent people from hunting or fishing the animals in [[discussion]].
Another instance is a delay of legal obligations or payment. A legal official can order a delay of payment due to extenuating circumstances, which render one party incapable of paying another.
A ''moratorium'' in the home [[entertainment]] [[business]] refers to the [[practice]] of suspending the sales on home video DVD, VHS, and Blu-ray movies and boxed sets after a certain period of time. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_Studios_Home_Entertainment Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment] practices moratorium more than any other production company, often with releases of classic animated movies in the Disney catalogue.
[[Category: Law]]