moratorium
Defined in 3 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914)
United States Code
16 U.S.C. § 1362 — for the purposes of this chapter
The term “moratorium” means a complete cessation of the taking of marine mammals and a complete ban on the importation into the United States of marine mammals and marine mammal products, except as provided in this chapter.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A governmental or legislative decree suspending liability for debt.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A term designating a suspension of all, or of certain, legal remedies against debtors, sometimes authorized by law during times of financial distress. MORATUR or OEMORATUR IN LEGE. He demurs In law. He rests on the plead-