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Noun Concept
Categories: Public administration, Administrative law, Criminal justice ethics, Criminal law
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discretion  abuse of discretion  Discretion is the better part of valor  Discretion is the better part of valour
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Freedom to act or judge on one's own WordNet 3.0
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Freedom to act or judge on one's own WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Discretion has the meaning of acting on one's own authority and judgment. Wikipedia
Ability to act or make a decision according to one's own choice. Wikipedia Disambiguation
acting on one's own authority and judgement Wikidata
The freedom to make one's own judgements. Wiktionary
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I leave that to your discretion. Wiktionary
IS A
liberty
behavior
AUTHORITY
self
DERIVATION
discretionary
FACET OF
rule
USES
judgment
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abuse of discretion, Discretion is the better part of valor, Discretion is the better part of valour

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