states of emergency
Official crisis declarations
States of emergency is the plural of state of emergency—a governmental declaration granting special powers to address a crisis.
Governments declare states of emergency during natural disasters, pandemics, civil unrest, or wartime, temporarily expanding executive authority and sometimes suspending normal legal protections: Three states of emergency were declared along the Gulf Coast as the hurricane approached.
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- martial lawArmed forces governance
- curfewMandated return time
- declarationFormal public announcement
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
intervention · catastrophe · calamity · earthquake · executive orders · power grab · floods · first responders · natural disasters · disaster planning · pandemic · crisis · economic disruption · cyberattacks · constitutional provisions · evacuation · shelter in place · supply shortages
states of emergencycivil liberties
Rights limiting government power
democratic norms · rule of law · due process · limited government · business as usual
states of emergencypeace
Freedom from disturbance
normalcy · stability · tranquility · calm · security
states of emergencyreturn to normalcy
Resuming previous standard conditions
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