I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ emergency
▪
He has been governing by emergency ~ under the provisions of the constitution.
▪ divine , papal , presidential , religious , royal
▪ government
▪ court , judicial ( esp. AmE )
▪ divorce
▪ consent ( AmE )
VERB + DECREE
▪ issue , pass
▪
The president issued a ~ prohibiting trade unions.
▪ sign
▪ enforce
▪
Local inspectors helped enforce presidential ~s.
▪ revoke
▪ govern by , legislate by , rule by
▪
The general will rule by ~ until a general election.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
In an emergency ~, the government banned all rallies.
▪ ~ on
▪
a ~ on property rights
II.
verb
Decree is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ fate