judicial discretion

collocation in English

meaningsofjudicialanddiscretion

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judicial
adjective
uk
/dʒuːˈdɪʃ.əl/us
/dʒuːˈdɪʃ.əl/
involving a ...
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discretion
noun[U]
uk
/dɪˈskreʃ.ən/us
/dɪˈskreʃ.ən/
the ability to behave without causing embarrassment or attracting too much attention, especially by keeping ...
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(Definition ofjudicialanddiscretionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofjudicial discretion

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Environmental cases were among those which received the benefit of subsequentjudicialdiscretionin the area of standing.
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Further, there may be reasons to accept limitedjudicialdiscretionto reinterpret the scope of the criminal law to meet unanticipated circumstances.
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The beachhead is kept small byjudicialdiscretion-but at the level of questions rather than answers.
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Regardingjudicialdiscretionin the matter of punishments, ten conditions may be taken into account.
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The key to integration is through developing the instrumental capacity ofjudicialdiscretion.
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Vast areas of law in those societies will be spheres ofjudicialdiscretion.
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Scalia's method of ignoring all legislative records maximizesjudicialdiscretionin cases where legislators deliberately create ambiguous statutes.
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The picture that emerges is one in which there is a complete absence ofjudicialdiscretion, in which there is always one uniquely correct answer to every legal question.
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Codification also provides notice, and removes at least part of the element ofjudicialdiscretioninherent in the granting of one-on-one injunctions.
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It does not in any way fetterjudicialdiscretionas to the period that should be served by the person, once convicted.
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He made that comment immediately after limiting thejudicialdiscretionwith mandatory sentences.
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The review will cover the list of offences and whether there should be anyjudicialdiscretionin imposing the registration requirement, particularly for juveniles.
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I do not think that a widerjudicialdiscretionthan that could be offered to the magistrates.
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If we are to interfere withjudicialdiscretion—as this clause does—we should do so properly.
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However, thereafter it is important to ascertain whether there is sufficientjudicialdiscretion.
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Here we have the charting of a course between inflexible legislative rules and wholly untrammelledjudicialdiscretion.
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I would accept that, but we are dealing with the question ofjudicialdiscretionhere.
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The amendments say that that mandatory minimum sentence should be tempered where appropriate in the interests of justice by a measure ofjudicialdiscretion.
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That purpose is to maintainjudicialdiscretionwithin the framework of an expectation of an automatic sentence.
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On the whole,judicialdiscretionin this area without any circumscription would be the right answer.
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