moratoria
Temporary activity freezes
Moratoria is the plural of moratorium—a temporary suspension or delay of an activity, especially one imposed by authority.
Governments declare moratoria on executions, debt payments, or development: The city imposed moratoria on new construction permits.
The alternative plural moratoriums is equally common.
Temporary cessation of activity
- haltComplete sudden stop
- freezeBecome solid from cold
- delayEnforced waiting period
- cessationA full stopping
hiatus · standstill · abeyance · deferment · reprieve · postponement · stay · timeout
Official restriction on something
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- interdictionAuthoritative prohibition or blockade
- restrictionLimit on action
- blockadeSealing off a place
proscription · veto · sanction · boycott · bar · exclusion · clampdown · suppression
Giving back what's owed
- forbearancePatient self-control, delayed enforcement
- defermentAuthorized delay of obligation
- defaultPreset standard option
- arrearsOverdue financial obligations
creditor · restructuring · relief · loan · obligation · overdue · interest · amortization
Court-ordered behavioral requirement
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- statuteEnacted written rule
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
regulation · enactment · directive · judicial · ruling · enforcement · compliance · rescission
pause
Temporary cessation of activity
cessation · hiatus · standstill · abeyance · deferment · reprieve · postponement · stay · timeout · intermission
ban
Official restriction on something
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- interdictionAuthoritative prohibition or blockade
- restrictionLimit on action
blockade · proscription · veto · sanction · boycott · bar · exclusion · clampdown · suppression · restraint
repayment
Giving back what's owed
- forbearancePatient self-control, delayed enforcement
- defermentAuthorized delay of obligation
- defaultPreset standard option
arrears · creditor · restructuring · relief · loan · obligation · overdue · interest · amortization · principal
injunction
Court-ordered behavioral requirement
ordinance · regulation · enactment · directive · judicial · ruling · enforcement · compliance · rescission · legislative
moratoriacontinuations
Things that proceed onward
resumptions · go-aheads · green lights · perpetuations · activations
moratoriaauthorizations
Formal permissions granted
approvals · permissions · green lights · sanctions · permits
- eviction moratoriumBan on tenant removal