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Disjunction; separation.

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  1. n. Disjunction; separation.
  2. n. The quality of being discreet; wise conduct and management; cautious discernment, especially as to matters of propriety and self-control; prudence; circumspection; wariness.
  3. n. Discrimination.
  4. n. Freedom to act according to one's own judgment; unrestrained exercise of choice or will.
  5. n. freedom to act or judge on one's own
  6. n. knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
  7. n. refined taste; tact
  8. n. the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies
  9. n. the trait of judging wisely and objectively
  10. Left to discretion; unrestrained except by discretion orjudgment; as, an ambassador with discretionary powers.
  11. n:100 n. freedom to act or judge on one's own n. knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress n. the trait of judging wisely and objectively