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What does discretion mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word discretion? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. The quality of being discreet or circumspect.
  2. The ability to make wise choices or decisions.
  3. The freedom to make one's own judgements.
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We have a tradition of discretion on the island but perhaps he isn't quite used to island ways.
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Adoption of the incorporation doctrine did not prevent the justices from exercising discretion based on their ideological proclivities.
The exercise of these activities leaves the discretion of judicial authority and the free exercise of judicial power intact.
After the expiry of the lease period, the landowner will be at his discretion to convert the land into a shopping complex or a multiplex.
So, we would submit that discretion should be exercised in our favour, for that reason.

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