| Word | Moratorium |
|---|---|
| Meaning | the pausing of an ongoing activity |
| Example 1 | An avid fisherman, Billy was upset when he learned of the fishing moratorium. |
| Example 2 | A large number of politicians and voters would like to see a moratorium placed on home foreclosures. |
| Example 3 | Before the moratorium was passed, people were being executed practically every week in Texas. |
| Example 4 | Potential business owners are angry because the county has passed a moratorium on new business licenses. |
| Example 5 | Until the execution process has been investigated to ensure the prisoners do not suffer needlessly, the moratorium on executions will remain in place. |
| Example 6 | The moratorium on hunting licenses will give the deer population time to expand. |
| Example 7 | When the commercial developers learned of a possible building moratorium, they immediately begin to petition the city council. |
| Example 8 | The fishing moratorium will end as soon as the government has completed its radiation testing on the lake. |
| Example 9 | Because of the deadly virus, many people are calling for a moratorium on flights from West Africa. |
| Example 10 | The moratorium against offshore drilling sent the oil companies into an uproar. |
