Definition of discretion

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Discretion (n.) Freedom to act according to one's own judgment; unrestrained exercise of choice or will.

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Wisdom :: Wisdom (a.) The quality of being wise; knowledge, and the capacity to make due use of it; knowledge of the best ends and the best means; discernment and judgment; discretion; sagacity; skill; dexterity..
Prudential :: Prudential (a.) Exercising prudence; discretionary; advisory; superintending or executive; as, a prudential committee..
Discretion :: Discretion (n.) Freedom to act according to one's own judgment; unrestrained exercise of choice or will.
Blab :: Blab (v.) To utter or tell unnecessarily, or in a thoughtless manner; to publish (secrets or trifles) without reserve or discretion..
Under-age :: Under-age (a.) Not having arrived at adult age, or at years of discretion; hence, raw; green; immature; boyish; childish..
Indiscretion :: Indiscretion (n.) An indiscreet act; indiscreet behavior.
Discretion :: Discretion (n.) Disjunction; separation.
Arbitrary :: Arbitrary (a.) Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment..
Sadness :: Sadness (n.) Seriousness; gravity; discretion.
Discretionally :: Discretionally (adv.) Alt. of Discretionaril.
Foolish :: Foolish (a.) Such as a fool would do; proceeding from weakness of mind or silliness; exhibiting a want of judgment or discretion; as, a foolish act..
Will :: Will (v.) The choice or determination of one who has authority; a decree; a command; discretionary pleasure.
Foolish :: Foolish (a.) Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise..
Discretionary :: Discretionary () Left to discretion; unrestrained except by discretion or judgment; as, an ambassador with discretionary powers..
Suicide :: Suicide (adv.) The act of taking one's own life voluntary and intentionally; self-murder; specifically (Law), the felonious killing of one's self; the deliberate and intentional destruction of one's own life by a person of years of discretion and of sound mind..
Discretionarily :: Discretionarily (adv.) At discretion; according to one's discretion or judgment.
Imprudent :: Imprudent (a.) Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper.
Folkland :: Folkland (n.) Land held in villenage, being distributed among the folk, or people, at the pleasure of the lord of the manor, and resumed at his discretion. Not being held by any assurance in writing, it was opposed to bookland or charter land, which was held by deed..
Queen :: Queen (v. i.) To make a queen (or other piece, at the player's discretion) of by moving it to the eighth row; as, to queen a pawn..
Age :: Age (n.) The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested; as, the age of consent; the age of discretion..
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