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social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminal justice > judicial systems > judicial discretion
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  • Judicial discretion refers to that area of law that empowers a trial court judge to make a decision in a legal matter that has no absolute answer in the written law. It describes the power of a court to make a choice from among two or more legally valid solutions. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Judicial Discretion]

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