Definition of "discretion"

discretion

/dɪˈskɹɛʃən/

noun
usually uncountable, plural discretions
1. Individual justice from experience in quality of perception: discrete.
2. The quality of being discreet.
3. The ability to make wise choices or decisions.
  Quotations
  With regard to a woman, at nine years of age, she was, if married, considered entitled to her dower; at twelve, she may consent to marriage; at fourteen, she is at years of discretion, and may choose a guardian; […]
  1838, Thomas Edlyne Tomlins, A Popular Law-Dictionary
4. The freedom to make one's own judgements.