Sentence examples for official discretion from inspiring English sources

Fifty years ago, official discretion was poorly controlled and human rights were weakly protected.

Another bill, to lift the charitable status of any group found to be supporting terrorism, is now likely to win swift approval in Parliament despite objections by human-rights lawyers that it leaves the definition of "terrorism" to official discretion.

Under the tort claims act, federal employees must observe federal laws and regulations, but generally have no liability for policy decisions or actions performed in an exercise of official discretion.

In 2011, US immigration authorities gave its officials discretion to weigh various factors in apprehension, detention and deportation, particularly in the case of minors.

The law given final approval by the Senate on Saturday caps the number of students let in under the rule at three-quarters of the class, giving university officials discretion over the makeup of the last quarter.

"There are still serious threats every day in schools," Dr. Ewing said, adding that giving school officials discretion holds the potential for discrimination and requires the kind of threat assessments that only law enforcement is equipped to make.

At the officials' discretion a ten-minute misconduct penalty may be assessed.

Passage through the northern border is up to Israeli officials' discretion.

There is this unscheduled matter called "stoppage time" or "injury time," which can be added at the officials' discretion at the end of each half.

Massachusetts also has a strict gun-permitting process, which gives local law enforcement officials discretion over who can purchase and possess firearms. .

The legal dilemma centers on a clash between city and state law: Years ago, California passed a law that was meant to smooth the way for granny flats, one that conflicted with city rules that gave planning officials discretion to determine which units would be allowed.