judicial discretion

The exercise of judgment by a judge or court based on what is fair under the circumstances and guided by the rules and principles of law; a court’s power to act or not act when a litigant is not entitled to demand the act as a matter of right.

— Also termed legal discretion. [Cases: Courts 26. C.J.S. Courts §§ 3, 64–65, 67.]

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词条贡献者

译者陈鹏，毕业于一所培养高级翻译以及跨文化事务专家的精英大学，擅长翻译各种与诉讼及争议解决相关的法律文件。