discretion
Example Sentences
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“We need to give courts discretion to make these determinations. We also need to make sure we’re keeping victims safe. There’s just too many examples where this has failed.”
From Los Angeles Times
Critics, however, argue that because the first point of action is the police, they may exercise a wider discretion in deciding what qualifies as hate speech.
From BBC
Making films on the outskirts of legality under an authoritarian regime entails high-stakes discretion.
From Los Angeles Times
Nasdaq’s new rules, approved this month, give it more discretion to refuse listings and establish a $15 million minimum for all IPOs.
From Barron's
Therefore, "the issue of the flying of the Union flag from government buildings is for individual ministerial discretion".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
