discretion meaning
EN
[dɪˈskɹɛʃən] 
US WDiscretion
- Discretion has the meaning of acting on one's own authority and judgement. In law, discretion as to legal rulings, such as whether evidence is excluded at a trial, may be exercised by a judge.
FR discrétion 
- NounPLdiscretionsPREdis-SUF-tion
- The quality of being discreet or circumspect.
- Bob showed great discretion despite his knowledge of the affair.
- The ability to make wise choices or decisions.
- The freedom to make one's own judgements.
- I leave that to your discretion.
- The quality of being discreet or circumspect.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- All implantation procedures were performed under analgosedation with the applied drugs left to the discretion of the respective physician.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of discretion in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Singularia tantum
- Uncountable nouns
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "discretion" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a singularia tantum.