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abuse of discretion

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.83 in modern English

Syllables
abuse of dis-cre-tion
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The rendering of a decision by a court that is so unreasonable in light of the facts of the case or is such an unreasonable deviation from legal precedent that it must be reversed.

noun

Any action by a government official by which that official renders decisions for a clearly improper purpose.

Inflected Forms

abuses of discretion (plural)

Questions

What does abuse of discretion mean?
The rendering of a decision by a court that is so unreasonable in light of the facts of the case or is such an unreasonable deviation from legal precedent that it must be reversed.

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