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• use — n 1 Use, service, advantage, profit, account, avail can all mean a useful or valuable end, result, or purpose. Use stresses either employment for some purpose or end of practical value {turn every scrap of material to use} or the practical value… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• discretion — n. 1) to exercise, show, use discretion in 2) complete, full, wide discretion 3) discretion to + inf. (she has full discretion to make decisions) 4) at one s discretion (to act at one s own discretion) 5) with discretion (to proceed with… …   Combinatory dictionary

• discretion — dis|cre|tion [ dı skreʃn ] noun uncount ** 1. ) careful and sensitive behavior that does not upset or offend people: The investigation will be carried out with the utmost discretion. 2. ) the right or ability to make a judgment or decision:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• discretion */*/ — UK [dɪˈskreʃ(ə)n] / US noun [uncountable] 1) the right or ability to make a judgment or decision at someone s discretion (= according to someone s judgment or decision): Shops will exchange unwanted goods entirely at their discretion.… …   English dictionary

• discretion — dis·cre·tion /dis kre shən/ n: power of free decision or latitude of choice within certain bounds imposed by law reached the age of discretion struck down death penalty provisions administered through unbridled jury discretion L. H. Tribe: as a:… …   Law dictionary

• Use — Use, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Used}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Using}.] [OE. usen, F. user to use, use up, wear out, LL. usare to use, from L. uti, p. p. usus, to use, OL. oeti, oesus; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Utility}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To make use of; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• use one's discretion — index choose Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• discretion — Freedom given to the floor broker by an investor to use his judgment regarding the execution of an order. Discretion can be limited, as in the case of a limit order that gives the floor broker some distance from the stated limit price to use his… …   Financial and business terms

• discretion — noun 1 freedom to make decisions ADJECTIVE ▪ broad, considerable, full, wide ▪ greater, more ▪ absolute, complete …   Collocations dictionary

• Use of force — The term use of force refers to the right of an individual or authority to settle conflicts or prevent certain actions by applying measures to either: a) dissuade another party from a particular course of action, or b) physically intervene to… …   Wikipedia

• discretion — di|scre|tion [dıˈskreʃən] n [U] 1.) the ability and right to decide exactly what should be done in a particular situation at sb s discretion (=according to someone s decision) ▪ The awards are made at the discretion of the committee. ▪ Promotions …   Dictionary of contemporary English