Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to moratorium; delaying: as, a moratory bill.
- noun One who postpones the maturity of notes, bills of exchange, and the like.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to delay; esp., designating a law passed, as in a time of financial panic, to postpone or delay for a period the time at which notes, bills of exchange, and other obligations, shall mature or become due.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective law, finance Pertaining to delay of payment or fulfilment of an obligation, as in "moratory interest".
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Examples
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Besides these compensatory interests, the Church has likewise admitted moratory interest.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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GSMA asks for moratory on regulatory changes for mobile industry -
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GSMA asks for moratory on regulatory changes for mobile industry - Mobile World Congress 2009
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GSMA asks for moratory on regulatory changes for mobile industry - Mobile World Congress 2009
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CDB and COP8´s most polemic issues will be: distribution of benefits derived from the use of genetic resources; the terminator seed moratory; biodiversity´s preservation and use and the implementation of Working Programs of Protected Areas, Forests, Coastal and Marine Biodiversity inside the fixed time (2010 to forests and 2012 to marine and coastal areas).
unknown title 2009
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CDB and COP8´s most polemic issues will be: distribution of benefits derived from the use of genetic resources; the terminator seed moratory; biodiversity´s preservation and use and the implementation of Working Programs of Protected Areas, Forests, Coastal and Marine Biodiversity inside the fixed time (2010 to forests and 2012 to marine and coastal areas).
unknown title 2009
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