Discretionary Meaning In Law. Left to discretion. Discretion is abused when the judicial action is arbitrary fanciful or unreasonable.
Discretionary decision means a decision requiring the exercise of judgment with or without deliberation on the part of the decision-making authority in the process of approving or disapproving a particular activity as distinguished from situations where the decision-making authority merely has to determine whether there has been conformity with fixed standards or objective measurements contained in applicable. Discretion is abused when the judicial action is arbitrary fanciful or unreasonable. Discretionary dɪˈskreʃənəri -neri AWL adjective.
Legal Definition of discretionary.
This is somewhat vague but so is the concept of police discretion. Legal Definition of discretionary. The age at which children are said to have discretion is not very accurately ascertained. The exercise of discretion does not mean the decision can be arbitrary inconsistent or dependent on intangible or imagined circumstances.
