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n.A judge’s freedom to make decisions as he or she sees fit, bound by the principles of law.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
discretion, judicial
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