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Sentence count:187+14Posted:2016-08-19Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: circumspectiondelicacydiscernmentdiscreetnessfree willprudenceSimilar words: discriminationdiscussiondescriptionprescriptiondistinctiondistributioninterpretationscrewMeaning: [dɪ'skreʃn]  n. 1. freedom to act or judge on one's own 2. knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress 3. refined taste; tact 4. the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies 5. the trait of judging wisely and objectively. 
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61. The government has moved beyond exhortation to compulsion and thus removed yet another strand of local discretion.
62. You asked me to consult you, not to buy at my own discretion, as before.
63. In large buildings, communication with other staff if often not easy but discretion is preferred to valour!
64. The test of benefit of a class leaves the courts considerable discretion as to how to define the class.
65. One consequence was to usher in a period of marked discretion in personal expenditure.
66. Nevertheless[sentencedict.com/discretion.html], the fact remains that the extent to which they are genuinely accountable locally is entirely within their own discretion.
67. Local authorities no longer have the discretion to decide on rebates, and the rebates are very limited.
68. It may be too bound by rules and not allow individuals to exercise discretion within their work. 5.
69. With great discretion, the overcoats in the front pews blew their noses.
70. The choice of an appropriate procedure is therefore a matter within his discretion.
71. With great discretion, Dyson yawned, straining his muscles to keep his mouth shut at the same time.
72. To receive and undertake, at its discretion, proposals to switch stock from marketmakers. 3.
73. The latitude for administrative discretion in individual cases surely encouraged rather than checked official corruption.
74. Where business executives are concerned, employers tend to have considerable discretion in the way that they implement redundancies.
75. Moderators may request, in borderline cases, and otherwise at their discretion to see student's marked coursework assignments.
76. The last eleven chapters of the treatise address themselves to the nature of the discretion appropriate to mixed life.
77. In the interests of discretion, he waited until nearly twelve-thirty before creeping round to the ladies' corridor.
78. This greater discretion was also evident in the establishment of the administrative and decisionmaking process.
79. And even then, the content and boundaries of the offensive behaviour are matters of administrative discretion.
80. Cancellation by us may be necessary in exceptional circumstances and we reserve the right in our absolute discretion to cancel your holiday.
81. The court therefore exercised its discretion and refrained from granting a formal declaration since it would achieve nothing.
82. The rent awarded by the court under s24A may be considerably tempered by judicial discretion.
83. However, the courts possess considerable discretion as to whether to utilise this armoury.
84. It was argued on behalf of the Minister that the legislation gave him an unfettered discretion as to whether to refer or not.
85. So the court has full discretion over litigation costs incurred in proceedings between mortgagor and mortgagee.
86. Other information may be provided in addition at the discretion of each supplier.
87. The Big Board found that Mr Kleid effected unauthorized, unsuitable and excessive transactions and exercised discretion without written authorization.
88. Employee discretion and expectation of skills and career development still applied, however.
89. For the reasons given below, we hold that the District Court abused its discretion in imposing the tax increase.
90. These cases show that the courts took a fairly hard line when it came to police discretion in this area.
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