じゆうさいりょう

じゆうさいりょう【自由裁量】

latitude; (free) discretion; a free hand.

●その業務に関しては彼の自由裁量が認められている. He is acknowledged to have discretionary powers with respect to those operations.

●…の自由裁量に任す leave sth to sb's discretion [the discretion of sb]; give sb a free hand [a blank check, 〖F〗 carte blanche] 《in…》; leave sth up to sb

・この問題の扱いは各自治体の自由裁量に任されている. Handling of this problem has been left up to the individual local governments.

●自由裁量の権限を持たない. I have no discretionary power.

・…の自由裁量の範囲である be within the limit of sb's discretion.

●少々の自由裁量を許す allow a little latitude

・大学は教育に関して大幅な自由裁量を認められている. The universities are acknowledged to have a great deal of discretion with respect to education.

自由裁量権 discretion; discretionary powers.

●行動の自由裁量権 discretion to act.