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discretion
has definitions from the field of psychology
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[ noun ] freedom to act or judge on one's own
Used in print (Legislation on Foreign Relations. Committee on Foreign...)The Commission may in its discretion enter an award with_respect_to one or more items deemed to have been clearly established in an individual claim while deferring consideration and action on other items of the same claim . if a receiver or trustee for any such partnership or corporation , duly appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction in the United_States , makes an assignment of the claim , or any part thereof , with_respect_to which an award is made , or makes an assignment of such award , or any part thereof , payment shall be made to the assignee , as his interest may appear ; and in the case of any assignment of an award , or any part thereof , which is made in_writing and duly acknowledged and filed , after such award is certified to the Secretary_of_the_Treasury , payment may , in the discretion of the Secretary_of_the_Treasury , be made to the assignee , as his interest may appear . There are hereby created in the Treasury of the United_States ( 1 ) a special fund to be known as the Yugoslav_Claims_Fund ; and ( 2 ) such other special funds as may , in the discretion of the Secretary_of_the_Treasury , be required each to be a claims fund to be known by the name of the foreign government which has entered into a settlement agreement with the Government of the United_States as described in subsection ( a ) of section 4 of_this Title . (U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)The District_Courts , in the framing of equitable decrees , are clothed ' with large discretion to model their judgments to fit the exigencies of the particular case ' . (Allan J. Braff and Roger F. Miller, "Wage-Price...)For internal political reasons , the union asks for ( and accepts ) increases in the basic wage rate , and would vigorously oppose a reduction in this rate , but the adjustment of the basic wage rate upwards is essentially up_to the discretion of the companies of the industry . |
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[ noun ] knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
Synonyms Examples "the servants showed great tact and discretion" Used in print (Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)I waved with discretion and moderation to the vague golden faces fading through rising dust and the distortions of the back window glass . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies
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[ noun ] the trait of judging wisely and objectively
Synonyms Examples "a man of discernment" Related terms |
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