judiciousness


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Noun1.judiciousness - good judgment
sagaciousness, sagacity, discernment, judgement, judgment - the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
care, forethought, precaution, caution - judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care"
indiscreetness, injudiciousness - lacking good judgment
2.judiciousness - the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating
wisdom, wiseness - the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight
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Translations
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judicious

(dʒuˈdiʃəs) adjective
showing wisdom and good sense. a judicious choice of words.
juˈdiciously adverb
juˈdiciousness noun
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References in classic literature ?
It was his chief solace and satisfaction to alleviate individual distress, to confer favours upon worthy ones who had need of succour, to dazzle unfortunates by unexpected and bewildering gifts of truly royal magnificence, bestowed, however, with wisdom and judiciousness.
As far as the expectation of prudence is concerned, the word prudence has different shades of meaning including wisdom, judgment, judiciousness, sagacity and so many others.
Some Filipinos do their best to avoid infection, but this is where judiciousness comes in.
The Supreme Court (SC) has reminded the country's trial court judges "to exercise utmost caution, prudence, and judiciousness" in the issuance of temporary restraining orders (TROs) and writs of preliminary injunction.
'I am hoping na si Senator Duroy ay ididispense yung duty nya bilang committee chair with all the fairness and judiciousness dahil marami malamang sa iimbestigahan ay kaso ng extrajudicial killings o kaya corruption o under abuses sa war on drugs na nagsimula noong panahon na siya pa yung Chief PNP (Philippine National Police),' she said.
But scratch beneath the surface and the efficacy and judiciousness of citizens' assemblies quickly dissolves.
Instances such as these, where a practitioner has been investigated and taken through a disciplinary process over something arguably trivial, demonstrates just how absurd and destructive regulatory judiciousness has become.
The only relevant issue is what might be done to restore the court to something closer to, well, judiciousness.
Courts can apply purposive interpretation of the statute to bridge the gap between the law and the safe administration of criminal justice system based on prudence, caution, circumspection and judiciousness,' the top court observed in its 10-page judgment.
'Our work in the BOC requires vigilance, professionalism and judiciousness, to help you as you embark on your career here at BOC, you have to do your best, apply your skills and expand your capabilities in order to ensure that you contribute to the overall objectives of your unit and the bureau as a whole,' Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo B.
That level of judiciousness bears a striking asymmetry to the actions of Republican majorities in the past.
The higher courts have the job of going over trial proceedings and determining the judiciousness of the decisions.