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Meanings of discretion in inglés

portugués
prudência
catalán
prudència
español
discreción

Knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress.

discreción
portugués
discrição
español
discreción

Refined taste; tact.

discreción
portugués
discrição
catalán
discreció
español
discreción

The power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies.

discreción
portugués
prudência
catalán
discerniment
español
discreción

The trait of judging wisely and objectively.

discreción
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Examples for "discernment"
Examples for "discernment"
1
Surely the king, in this, has betrayed a lamentable lack of discernment.
The Young Captives: A Story of Judah and Babylon
2
How much she discerns is not clear, but she does have discernment.
The Guardian
3
Men are so stupid; it 's only women that have real discernment.
Confidence
4
The first has for its subject the importance of discernment and discrimination.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Complete / Series I, I...
5
He had never before seen in her this sharp discernment and criticism.
The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Vo...
Usage of discretion in inglés
1
HMRC said it applied the tax rules set by government without discretion.
Reuters
2
However, the provisions also allow for discretion in sentencing in some cases.
The Irish Times
3
Local residents may be given access at the discretion of emergency services.
News.com.au
4
He said that is at the discretion of the New Zealand government.
Radio NZ
5
Local residents may be allowed access at the discretion of emergency services.
News.com.au
6
On the Portuguese left, faith was a delicate issue that required discretion.
The Guardian
7
Local governments have discretion over allocating new land, granting licences, and staffing.
Reuters
8
How departments respond to officers' discretion to record is another likely factor.
The Guardian
9
Soon enough I was glad for my discretion, for these events followed:
Eaters of the Dead
10
Naturally, I shall trust to your discretion to say nothing about this.
Napoleon
11
Under certain circumstances, HMRC has the discretion to extend these time limits.
The South African
12
Nothing in this particular is left to the discretion of that body.
The Federalist Papers
13
The Pendleton act left large discretion in the hands of the President.
The United States Since the Civil War
14
Either way, I decided that discretion was the better part of valor.
In a gilded cage
15
It's within our discretion to incarcerate, if necessary, in times of emergency.
Year Zero
16
In Oklahoma, the chief justice wields enormous discretion over judicial misconduct cases.
Reuters
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Discretion through the time
Discretion across language varieties
South Africa
Common
United Kingdom
Common
New Zealand
Common
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