The Only Use of
moratorium
in
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
- On the basis of these promises, the Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth and the leaders of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights agreed to a moratorium on all demonstrations.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(moratorium) a temporary stop to an ongoing activity
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In law, a moratorium is an authorized postponement before a right can be exercised or an obligation must be discharged.