discretion

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dis·cre·tion / disˈkreshən/ • n. 1. the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing private information: she knew she could rely on his discretion.2. the freedom to decide what should be done in a particular situation: it is up to local authorities to use their discretion in setting the charges a pass-fail grading system may be used at the discretion of the department.

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