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The power, particularly of a judge (see judicial discretion) or the trustee of a discretionary trust, to make a choice or decide a question autonomously, in the absence of determinate ...

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discretion
in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement Length: 87 words
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in The New Oxford Companion to Law Length: 1500 words
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in Australian Law Dictionary Length: 49 words
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