[], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- Of, relating to, or authorizing a delay in the payment of a debt or in the performance of a legal obligation.


Phrases:

Origin:
late 19th century. From classical Latin morātōrius causing delay (late 2nd century a.d. in legal texts; from morāt-, past participial stem of morārī to delay + -ōrius), in specific use in English use probably after French moratoire