noun. The quality of being discreet; circumspection.

noun. Freedom to act or judge on one's own.

noun. The ability or power to discern what is responsible or socially appropriate.

noun. Separation; disjunction.

noun. The quality of being discreet; nice discernment and judgment, directed by circumspection, and primarily regarding one's own conduct; prudence; sagacity; circumspection; wariness; caution.

noun. Liberty or power of acting without other control than one's own judgment; independent determination: as, he is left to his own discretion; it is at your discretion to go or to stay.

noun. In law, that part of the judicial power which depends, not upon the application of rules of law or the determination of questions of strict right, but upon personal judgment to be exercised in view of the circumstances of each case, and which therefore is not usually reviewed by an appellate tribunal, unless abused.

noun. At the mercy of an antagonist or enemy Thus, to surrender at discretion is to surrender without terms.

noun. Synonyms Prudence, Providence, etc. See wisdom and prudence.

noun. Disjunction; separation.

noun. The quality of being discreet; wise conduct and management; cautious discernment, especially as to matters of propriety and self-control; prudence; circumspection; wariness.

noun. Discrimination.

noun. Freedom to act according to one's own judgment; unrestrained exercise of choice or will.

noun. without conditions or stipulations.

noun. The quality of being discreet or circumspect

noun. The ability to make wise choices or decisions

noun. The freedom to make one's own judgements

noun. knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress

noun. the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies

noun. freedom to act or judge on one's own

noun. the trait of judging wisely and objectively

noun. refined taste; tact

"This has come about because the word discretion is an unword in police management-officers are regarded as no more than units of production to fulfill the business plan regardless of the consequences."

age of discretion  arbitrary discretion  at discretion  judicial discretion  years of discretion  

discretionary  

appreciation  discernment  liberty  perceptiveness  taste  

Hessian  accession  aggression  compression  concession  

bravery  caution  courtesy  decency  fidelity  

airtight secrecy  aloofness  alternate choice  alternative  animus