Discretion is defined as:

A. the ability to make choices and to act or not act on them.
B. the ability to distinguish between right and wrong.
C. the ability to make informed decisions on the basis of ideology and folk-knowledge.
D. Making ill-informed choices that are not based on experience.


A. the ability to make choices and to act or not act on them.

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