Moratorium
# Moratorium

Moratorium (from Late Latin morātōrium, neuter of morātōrius, "delaying"), may refer to:

## Law

* Moratorium (law), a delay or suspension of an activity or a law

## Music

* "Moratorium", a song by Alanis Morissette on her album Flavors of Entanglement
* "Moratorium", a song by Band-Maid on their album Just Bring It

## Protests

* Black Moratorium, January 1972 Indigenous rights protest in Australia
* Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam, demonstrations against the Vietnam War held in the United States and Australia in 1969

## Other uses

* 2010 United States deepwater drilling moratorium, a six-month suspension following a catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
* Debt moratorium, delay allowed in repayment of debts
* July Moratorium, a period with limited activity in the National Basketball Association (NBA) before their salary cap is announced
* Moratorium (entertainment), the practice of suspending sales of home videos by the distributors
* United Nations moratorium on the death penalty, 2007/8 resolutions of the UN
