Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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discretion | Yes | No | No | No |
judgement | Yes | No | No | No |
discretion (noun) | judgement (noun) |
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the trait of judging wisely and objectively | (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it |
the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies | the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event |
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress | the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions |
refined taste; tact | the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions |
freedom to act or judge on one's own | the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations |
an opinion formed by judging something | |
the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision |