Discretion vs. Discrimination

Discretionnoun

The quality of being discreet or circumspect.

Discretionnoun

The ability to make wise choices or decisions.

Discretionnoun

The freedom to make one's own judgements.

Discretionnoun

Disjunction; separation.

Discretionnoun

The quality of being discreet; wise conduct and management; cautious discernment, especially as to matters of propriety and self-control; prudence; circumspection; wariness.

Discretionnoun

Discrimination.

Discretionnoun

Freedom to act according to one's own judgment; unrestrained exercise of choice or will.

Discretionnoun

freedom to act or judge on one's own

Discretionnoun

knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress;

Discretionnoun

refined taste; tact

Discretionnoun

the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies

Discretionnoun

the trait of judging wisely and objectively;

Discretion

Discretion has the meaning of acting on one's own authority and judgment. In law, discretion as to legal rulings, such as whether evidence is excluded at a trial, may be exercised by a judge.

Discriminationnoun

Discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things, with intent to understand rightly and make correct decisions.

Discriminationnoun

The act of recognizing the 'good' and 'bad' in situations and choosing good.

Discriminationnoun

(sometimes discrimination against) Distinct treatment of an individual or group to their disadvantage; treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit; partiality; prejudice; bigotry.

Discriminationnoun

The quality of being discriminating, acute discernment, specifically in a learning situation; as to show great discrimination in the choice of means.

Discriminationnoun

That which discriminates; mark of distinction, a characteristic.

Discriminationnoun

The act of discriminating, distinguishing, or noting and marking differences.

Discriminationnoun

The state of being discriminated, distinguished, or set apart.

Discriminationnoun

The arbitrary imposition of unequal tariffs for substantially the same service.

Discriminationnoun

The quality of being discriminating; faculty of nicely distinguishing; acute discernment; as, to show great discrimination in the choice of means.

Discriminationnoun

That which discriminates; mark of distinction.

Discriminationnoun

unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice

Discriminationnoun

the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished

Discriminationnoun

the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex

Discriminationnoun

recognition and understanding of the difference between one thing and another

Discriminationnoun

the ability to judge what is of high quality; good judgement or taste

Discriminationnoun

the ability to distinguish between different stimuli

Discriminationnoun

the selection of a signal having a required characteristic, such as frequency or amplitude, by means of a discriminator.

Discrimination

Discrimination is the act of making unjustified distinctions between human beings based on the groups, classes, or other categories to which they are perceived to belong. People may be discriminated on the basis of race, gender, age, religion, or sexual orientation, as well as other categories.