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法律英语常用词汇:discretion

(2020-02-21 07:30:00)
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法律英语

discretion

自行决定

自由裁量权

法律英语常用词汇:discretion

 

基本含义

 

n. (名词)

1.    the freedom or power to decide what should be done in a particular situation  自行决定的自由;自行决定权

2.    care in what you say or do, in order to keep sth secret or to avoid causing embarrassment to or difficulty for sb; the quality of being discreet  谨慎;慎重;审慎

 

法言法语

 

age of discretion

责任年龄

at discretion

随意

at someone's discretion    

任凭某人自行处理

at one's discretion     

... 决定

with discretion   

审慎地(慎重地)

year of discretion      

能辨是非的年龄

surrender at discretion     

无条件投降

discretional-principle

独断主义

in someone's discretion   

任某人自行决定

cast discretion to the winds    

丢在一边

 

例句

 

1Medicaid would be transformed into a "block grant" to the states, allowing them much more discretion over how the money is spent.

医疗补助项目将以“整笔补助金”的形式转移到各州政府,允许各州政府自行决断如何支配该项资金。

 

2New laws have removed from judges much of their discretion to set a sentence that takes full account of the circumstances of the offence.

新法规让法官们在裁决时不必那么谨慎地考虑所有的犯罪事实。

 

3The Carrier may exercise his lien at any time and any place in his sole discretion, whether the contractual Carriage is completed or not.

不管契约性运输是否已完成,承运人可自行决定随时随地行使其留置权。

 

4Where the amount of damages cannot be established with a sufficient degree of certainty, the assessment is at the discretion of the court.

凡无法以充分确定性程度来确定损害赔偿的金额,赔偿金额的确定取决于法院的自由裁量权

 

5My sister, though many years younger than I, is at least old enough to be at the age of discretion.

尽管舍妹比我年轻得多,她至少也到了明辨是非的岁数

 

(本文例句均来源于网络)

 

 

 

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作者简介

杨雪律师

现为执业律师&兼职译员,具有英语专业八级资格,曾到韩国高丽大学进修韩国语,曾就职于出版公司从事英语翻译和英语编辑工作,曾为海尔集团690法务部提供法律翻译服务,工作语言为中文、英文和韩语。主要业务领域为涉外法律事务、合同纠纷、金融借贷纠纷以及婚姻家庭法律事务等民商事法律事务,可提供外语法律文件翻译、起草或审查服务以及商务口译服务。

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