discretionary (di-skresh-[schwa]-ner-ee), adj. (Of an act or duty) involving an exercise of judgment and choice, not an implementation of a hard-and-fast rule. • Such an act by a court may be overturned only after a showing of abuse of discretion.
secretion of assets. The hiding of property, usu. for the purpose of defrauding an adversary in litigation or a creditor.
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discretionary act (1)任意性行为 在法律没有明确、严格的规定时，行为人可以自由决定作为、不作为以及作为的方式的行为。当法律有明确、严格的规定时，便排除行为人的任意性行为。 (2)裁量行为 法官或行政官员根据具体情况，自由决定是否作为以及作为方式的行为。除非证明行为人滥用自由裁量权，不得否认该行为的效力。也称作discretionary function。 (→discretion; abuse of discretion)
A power that a person may choose to exercise or not, based on the person’s judgment.
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A duty that allows a person to exercise judgment and choose to perform or not perform. Cf. ministerial duty.
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apportionment of accretion (相邻河岸或湖岸的所有人)对自然增加土地的分配(→accretion)
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investment discretion. The ability of a person to (1) determine what will be purchased or sold by or for an account, (2) decide what will be purchased or sold by or for the account even though another may have the responsibility, or (3) influence the purchase or sale of securities or property in a way
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sound judicial discretion 合法的司法裁量权 指法官在充分、公正地衡量经过法定程序提交给其的事实的基础上依法行使的自由裁量权。其行使的过程不是恣意的、武断的，而是在当时情形下顾及了正义与公平的。
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cretion (kree-sh[schwa]n), n. [fr. Latin cernere “to decide”] Roman law. 1. A method or form of accepting an inheritance by an heir who is appointed in a testament. • Cretion usu. had to be declared within 100 days from the date on which an heir received notice of the appointment. “In the old law it
discretionary account. An account that allows a broker access to a customer’s funds to purchase and sell securities or commodities for the customer based on the broker’s judgment and without first having to obtain the customer’s consent to the purchase or sale. [Cases: Brokers 19. C.J.S. Brokers §§ 5, 25–26, 50, 56–57, 59.]
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