Discretion

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Disjunction; separation.

II. Discretion ·noun Discrimination.

III. Discretion ·noun Freedom to act according to one's own judgment; unrestrained exercise of choice or will.

IV. Discretion ·noun The quality of being discreet; wise conduct and management; cautious discernment, especially as to matters of propriety and self-control; prudence; circumspection; wariness.

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