discretion
discretion n. (1)裁量权；斟酌决定的自由 指公务人员根据授权法的规定，在特定的环境下根据自己的判断和良心执行公务，不受任何他人干涉或控制的权力或权利。也用作discretionary power。 (→discretionary act) (2)(刑法)(侵权法)判断能力；辨别能力 行为人若具有辨别正确和错误、合法和非法、明智和愚蠢的能力，就应对自己的行为负完全责任。 (3)明智的行为；谨慎的判断 多用于处理谨慎、恰当适度且需要自控力的事情。
DISCRETION
discretion
discretion (di-skresh-[schwa]n). 1. Wise conduct and management; cautious discernment; prudence. 2. Individual judgment; the power of free decision-making. sole discretion. An individual’s power to make decisions without anyone else’s advice or consent. 3. Criminal & tort law. The capacity to distinguish between right and wrong, sufficient to make a person responsible for his or her