abuse of discretion

abuse of discretion.

1. An adjudicator’s failure to exercise sound, reasonable, and legal decision-making.

2. An appellate court’s standard for reviewing a decision that is asserted to be grossly unsound, unreasonable, illegal, or unsupported by the evidence. See DISCRETION. [Cases: Appeal and Error 946; Criminal Law 1147. C.J.S. Appeal and Error § 772.]

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