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What does Use at your own discretion mean?
: done if, how, when, etc., someone chooses to do it. You can cancel the service at your (own) discretion.
What does it mean to act with discretion?
judgment
the power or right to decide or act according to one’s own judgment; freedom of judgment or choice: It is entirely within my discretion whether I will go or stay.
What does it mean to ask for discretion?
In general, when you ask for someone’s discretion, you are in effect asking them to keep something private (just between you and them). In other words, your conversation is to be kept a secret, at least until the person who is confiding in you says later that it’s now OK for you tell others.
What is a discretion person?
2 : the quality of being careful about what you do and say so that people will not be embarrassed or offended : the quality of being discreet He always uses care and discretion when dealing with others. She handled the awkward situation with great discretion. She is the soul of discretion. [=she is very discreet]
What is discretion and confidentiality?
As nouns the difference between discretion and confidentiality. is that discretion is discretion while confidentiality is (uncountable) the property of being confidential.
Is there a difference between discretion and discernment?
As nouns the difference between discernment and discretion is that discernment is the ability to distinguish; judgement while discretion is the quality of being discreet or circumspect.
What is discretion and how do you use it?
Discretion can be used in other ways, too. When you ask someone, you are asking them to use their best judgment, which could mean, for example, they limit the number of people they tell about what might happen.
Is it possible to use someone else’s discretion?
It isn’t so much that you would be using someone else’s discretion because that is not possible. Your discretion is different than someone else’s. You may have more or less morals and values as another. You may or may not go the extra mile for a situation. You may or may not choose to tweak fine details and so forth.
What are some examples of police discretion?
Examine several examples of police discretion and review the pros and cons to understand why people are for and against the use of police discretion. The phrase the thin blue line is often associated with the police. It means that police in their blue uniforms often act as a line between lawfulness and illegal acts.
What does it mean to have sole discretion?
“Sole discretion” refers to the legal ability to be the only person who has deciding power over a given situation. For example, if a relative dies, but grants one child “sole discretion” over the will, only that child has legal rights to act on behalf of the relative.