Discretion
noun
The ability to decide responsibly.
It is up to the teacher's discretion to decide if the student needs further punishment.
Often appears as...
- at one's discretion
- within one's discretion
noun
The freedom to make decisions or choose.
The manager has the discretion to hire new employees.
Often appears as...
- exercise discretion
- show discretion
noun
The quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing confidential information.
She trusted him because he always handled things with discretion.
Often appears as...
- discretion is advised
- with discretion
noun
The use of judgment to decide the best course of action in a legal matter.
In criminal law, discretion involves the use of careful judgment in deciding how to handle a case.
Often appears as...
- judicial discretion
- prosecutorial discretion
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Technical
noun
The ability to decide responsibly.
It is up to the teacher's discretion to decide if the student needs further punishment.
Often appears as...
- at one's discretion
- within one's discretion
noun
The freedom to make decisions or choose.
The manager has the discretion to hire new employees.
Often appears as...
- exercise discretion
- show discretion
noun
The quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing confidential information.
She trusted him because he always handled things with discretion.
Often appears as...
- discretion is advised
- with discretion
noun
The use of judgment to decide the best course of action in a legal matter.
In criminal law, discretion involves the use of careful judgment in deciding how to handle a case.
Often appears as...
- judicial discretion
- prosecutorial discretion
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Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Responsible Choice
Discretion involves making choices that are responsible and consider consequences.
The principal showed discretion in handling the school incident.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Judgment
Using discretion often means relying on personal judgment, not just rules.
She used her own discretion to allow the students a break.
Pro Tip 3/3Context-Sensitive
Discretion requires considering the specific situation's context when deciding.
He had the discretion to tailor the lesson to the students' needs.
Pro Tip 1/3Responsible Choice
Discretion involves making choices that are responsible and consider consequences.
The principal showed discretion in handling the school incident.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Judgment
Using discretion often means relying on personal judgment, not just rules.
She used her own discretion to allow the students a break.
Pro Tip 3/3Context-Sensitive
Discretion requires considering the specific situation's context when deciding.
He had the discretion to tailor the lesson to the students' needs.
Pro Tip 1/3Responsible Choice
Discretion involves making choices that are responsible and consider consequences.
The principal showed discretion in handling the school incident.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Judgment
Using discretion often means relying on personal judgment, not just rules.
She used her own discretion to allow the students a break.
Pro Tip 3/3Context-Sensitive
Discretion requires considering the specific situation's context when deciding.
He had the discretion to tailor the lesson to the students' needs.
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you change the conditions, give people a different sense of possibility, a different set of expectations, a broader range of opportunities, you cherish and value the relationships between teachers and learners, you offer people the discretion to be creative and to innovate in what they do, and schools that were once bereft spring to life. Great leaders know that.
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In search for the man...
Abed had said something remarkable. Did it point up the degree to which he'd absolved himself of the crash? Was it evidence of guilt, an assertion that he should have been put away longer? He'd served six months in prison, lost his truck license for a decade. I forgot my discretion.
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It's time for the law to...
The prosecution does not represent the interests of a victim. Rather, the prosecution represents the interests of the state. And the state has the discretion to dismiss criminal charges, enter lax plea deals and otherwise remove a victim's voice from the process, because again,
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Safari Live - Day 246 PIPE...
this program features live coverage of an African safari and may include animal kills and caucuses viewer discretion is advised oh look at that I have got one of the tallest animals in the world and this animal is trying to feed from one of the long trees and
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How the coronavirus...
government is respected its well funded the bureaucracies get good people those people are able to exercise a lot of you know power and and discretion mmm Whitney so I'm we're seeing a lot of questions online hi there for read about
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What we're missing in...
An immigration lawyer argued he was too important to the local community to be deported. At the hearing, they even submitted restaurant reviews -- restaurant reviews! In the end, a judge exercised what's called "judicial discretion"
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The biggest risks facing...
but also the critical role of autonomy and discretion. Cities need the power to be able to issue debt, to raise taxes, to zone effectively, to build affordable housing. What cities need is nothing less than a devolution revolution,
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What happened when we...
I asked How in the world can we stop this from spreading? I don't want to go through all this work and five, 10 years down the line, figure we have the same issue. At that time, police officers had the sole discretion
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A blueprint for...
I'm so wealthy this this payment really is not of importance to me I'd rather it go to somebody else that's their discretion but they certainly are eligible to receive it when reparations payments were made to
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The problem with the...
Setting unaffordably high bail became a second path to denying people pretrial release. Judges' personal discretion and prejudices played a huge role in who they chose to detain this way.
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How to escape...
you change the conditions, give people a different sense of possibility, a different set of expectations, a broader range of opportunities, you cherish and value the relationships between teachers and learners, you offer people the discretion to be creative and to innovate in what they do, and schools that were once bereft spring to life. Great leaders know that.
Video examples
In search for the man...
Abed had said something remarkable. Did it point up the degree to which he'd absolved himself of the crash? Was it evidence of guilt, an assertion that he should have been put away longer? He'd served six months in prison, lost his truck license for a decade. I forgot my discretion.
Video examples
It's time for the law to...
The prosecution does not represent the interests of a victim. Rather, the prosecution represents the interests of the state. And the state has the discretion to dismiss criminal charges, enter lax plea deals and otherwise remove a victim's voice from the process, because again,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 246 PIPE...
this program features live coverage of an African safari and may include animal kills and caucuses viewer discretion is advised oh look at that I have got one of the tallest animals in the world and this animal is trying to feed from one of the long trees and
Video examples
How the coronavirus...
government is respected its well funded the bureaucracies get good people those people are able to exercise a lot of you know power and and discretion mmm Whitney so I'm we're seeing a lot of questions online hi there for read about
Video examples
What we're missing in...
An immigration lawyer argued he was too important to the local community to be deported. At the hearing, they even submitted restaurant reviews -- restaurant reviews! In the end, a judge exercised what's called "judicial discretion"
Video examples
The biggest risks facing...
but also the critical role of autonomy and discretion. Cities need the power to be able to issue debt, to raise taxes, to zone effectively, to build affordable housing. What cities need is nothing less than a devolution revolution,
Video examples
What happened when we...
I asked How in the world can we stop this from spreading? I don't want to go through all this work and five, 10 years down the line, figure we have the same issue. At that time, police officers had the sole discretion
Video examples
A blueprint for...
I'm so wealthy this this payment really is not of importance to me I'd rather it go to somebody else that's their discretion but they certainly are eligible to receive it when reparations payments were made to
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The problem with the...
Setting unaffordably high bail became a second path to denying people pretrial release. Judges' personal discretion and prejudices played a huge role in who they chose to detain this way.
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Cam Newton
American Athlete
I pray for discretion every single night, that I can see through people, see what their greater good is. Sometimes that individual 'wows' you by the eye, but when it come to heart to heart, that person's not there for you. That's not just females. That may be friends, people who come into your life just to use you for who you are.
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Diane Guerrero
American Actress
While awaiting deportation proceedings, my parents remained in detention near Boston, so I could visit them. They would have liked to fight deportation, but without a lawyer and an immigration system that rarely gives judges the discretion to allow families to stay together, they never had a chance.
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Samuel Adams
American Revolutionary
The marriage state was designed to complete the sum of human happiness in this life. It sometimes proves otherwise, but this is owing to the parties themselves, who either rush into it without due consideration or fail in point of discretion in their conduct towards each other afterwards.
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Chesa Boudin
American Lawyer
Local prosecutors must use the power and discretion afforded them to carry out sweeping reforms that will protect the public - especially Black communities - from police violence. Our system's integrity depends on it.
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Philip Roth
American Novelist
I cannot and do not live in the world of discretion, not as a writer, anyway. I would prefer to, I assure you - it would make life easier. But discretion is, unfortunately, not for novelists.
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Elizabeth Warren
American Public Servant
All I can say is I was a lot more discreet as a candidate than I was in real life. Can I say that? Maybe it's indiscreet to talk about discretion.
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Georg Simmel
German Sociologist
Discretion is nothing other than the sense of justice with respect to the sphere of the intimate contents of life.
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Ana Patricia Botin
Spanish Businesswoman
Discretion is the most important thing for a banker. That is the philosophy of the family... I mean, of the bank.
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Alexander Gilkes
British Businessman
I'm the son of a doctor, and the key to working in the art world is to have boundaries of discretion.
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Walter Scott
Scottish Novelist
Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life.
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Cam Newton
American Athlete
I pray for discretion every single night, that I can see through people, see what their greater good is. Sometimes that individual 'wows' you by the eye, but when it come to heart to heart, that person's not there for you. That's not just females. That may be friends, people who come into your life just to use you for who you are.
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Diane Guerrero
American Actress
While awaiting deportation proceedings, my parents remained in detention near Boston, so I could visit them. They would have liked to fight deportation, but without a lawyer and an immigration system that rarely gives judges the discretion to allow families to stay together, they never had a chance.
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Samuel Adams
American Revolutionary
The marriage state was designed to complete the sum of human happiness in this life. It sometimes proves otherwise, but this is owing to the parties themselves, who either rush into it without due consideration or fail in point of discretion in their conduct towards each other afterwards.
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Chesa Boudin
American Lawyer
Local prosecutors must use the power and discretion afforded them to carry out sweeping reforms that will protect the public - especially Black communities - from police violence. Our system's integrity depends on it.
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Philip Roth
American Novelist
I cannot and do not live in the world of discretion, not as a writer, anyway. I would prefer to, I assure you - it would make life easier. But discretion is, unfortunately, not for novelists.
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Elizabeth Warren
American Public Servant
All I can say is I was a lot more discreet as a candidate than I was in real life. Can I say that? Maybe it's indiscreet to talk about discretion.
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Georg Simmel
German Sociologist
Discretion is nothing other than the sense of justice with respect to the sphere of the intimate contents of life.
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Ana Patricia Botin
Spanish Businesswoman
Discretion is the most important thing for a banker. That is the philosophy of the family... I mean, of the bank.
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Alexander Gilkes
British Businessman
I'm the son of a doctor, and the key to working in the art world is to have boundaries of discretion.
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Walter Scott
Scottish Novelist
Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life.
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