Discretion and Jurisdiction

Discretion

Discretion noun - The ability to make intelligent decisions especially in everyday matters.

Jurisdiction and discretion are semantically related In some cases you can replace term "Jurisdiction" with "Discretion", this nouns are similar.

Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction noun - Lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation).
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Synonyms for Jurisdiction

Discretion and jurisdiction are semantically related in area of authority topic. Sometimes you can use "Discretion" instead a noun "Jurisdiction".

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human human discretion human jurisdiction
full full discretion full jurisdiction

Both words in one sentence

  • He is then told that the NCIS and FBI directors talked about the issue and the FBI director used his discretion to transfer the case to NCIS jurisdiction.
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