DISCRETION


Meaning of DISCRETION in English

noun

1 freedom to make decisions

ADJECTIVE

▪ broad , considerable , full , wide

▪ greater , more

▪ absolute , complete , sole , unfettered ( law )

They give themselves complete ~ as to what information they will hand out.

▪ executive , judicial , management , managerial , personal , professional

The president used his executive ~ to pardon the two men.

VERB + DISCRETION

▪ have

▪ exercise , use

The courts exercise ~ in the area of minor traffic violations.

▪ give sb

They would like local bodies to be given greater ~ as to how the money is spent.

PREPOSITION

▪ at sb's ~

Bail is granted at the ~ of the court.

There is no service charge and tipping is at your ~.

▪ ~ about

We have ~ about how much to charge.

▪ ~ as to

She has considerable ~ as to how the money is spent.

▪ ~ over

Judges should be given more ~ over sentencing.

PHRASES

▪ an abuse of ~ ( esp. AmE )

▪ the exercise of ~

▪ leave sth to sb's (own) ~

‘Do you want me to do the job myself or hire a photographer?’ ‘I'll leave it to your ~.’

2 being discreet

ADJECTIVE

▪ great , the utmost

VERB + DISCRETION

▪ call for , need , require

This case calls for the utmost ~.

▪ rely on

This is confidential, but I know that I can rely on your ~.

PREPOSITION

▪ with ~

to act with ~

PHRASES

▪ a lack of ~ , a need for ~

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