Collocations with decree

These are words often used in combination with decree.

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divorce decree
It would be irrational to suppose that a support obligation would become dischargeable just because it had not been expressly foreseen in a separation agreement or divorce decree.
executive decree
Due to the lack of congressional support, many of the laws were passed by executive decree.
government decree
A government decree reinstated industrial promotion tax subsidies to companies that had received them before 1989, and refunded the taxes they had paid since 1993.
imperial decree
The highest bureaucratic positions-ranks 1 and 2-were to be filled by special imperial decree (tejian).
official decree
In 1962-63 the swapraja, and with it the last remnants of traditional governance, was abrogated by official decree.
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presidential decree
However, these were established by presidential decree, without any consensus with the opposition and civil society about their mandate, composition and powers.
royal decree
The governors of these provinces were appointed by royal decree and directly responsible to the king.
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