nondiscretionary
- adjective
- /ˌnɒndɪˈskrɛʃənɛri/
- Formal
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no discrecional
- According to the provision, any person may bring a civil suit on her own behalf: 1) to enjoin a person or a government official or agency alleged to be in violation of the Act; 2) to compel the Secretary to apply the prohibitions against takings of listed species; or 3) to compel the Secretary to perform any nondiscretionary act or duty under section 4.
- nondiscretionary rule
- nondiscretionary monetary
Examples
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"It is a permit situation, but it is a two-page application form, and a nondiscretionary action on the part of the LEA, which means that as long as the information on the application is correct and you'll sign under penalty of perjury that it is, then the application must be processed and approved by the LEA within 30 days," she said.
Academic text (1995) -
Moving toward nondiscretionary monetary rules would increase the accuracy of private macro-forecasts and allow the self-regulating market system to function more efficiently.
Academic text (1992) -
The role of need variables is generally stronger for nondiscretionary services, over which the individual has little control, such as hospitalization.
Academic text (2005) -
Citizens may also file suit against the administrator of the EPA where there is an alleged failure to perform any act or duty under the Clean Air Act that is of a nondiscretionary nature.
Academic text (1992) -
And the committee operates in an era when expenditures are limited by the deficit and the growing share of the federal budget taken up by nondiscretionary and military spending.
Academic text (1990) -
Thus, the duty of loyalty applies regardless of whether a fiduciary exercises discretionary or nondiscretionary power.
Academic text (2017) -
A move toward a nondiscretionary monetary rule, which is largely independent of the macro-forecasting requirements of the present discretionary regime, should be considered as a serious alternative.
Academic text (1992) -
The citizen suit provision allows suits against the EPA to compel performance of nondiscretionary acts or duties. See generally 42 U.S.C. section 7604.
Academic text (1996) -
The question is: Can macro-forecasting be sufficiently improved to allow the Fed to operate in a discretionary regime, or is a better strategy to bind central bankers by a nondiscretionary rule aimed at achieving stable money?
Academic text (1992) -
Many individuals struggle to meet their basic needs due to the high costs of nondiscretionary expenses like housing and food.
Synonyms
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4.2
Required by law or rule
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7.4
Required by law or rules to do things others do not have to do
Based on clear rules or facts, not on personal choice
Not decided by personal choice or chance
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
An investment that must hold only the stocks and bonds chosen when it was set up
How Discretionary
Surface Forms
Morphology
nondiscretionary = discretionary (transparent) = non + discretion + ary
Formed by straightforward prefixation: 'non-' negates the adjective 'discretionary', yielding 'not discretionary'.
Etymology
Nondiscretionary is made from non- 'not' and discretionary, which comes from discretion meaning 'choice' or 'judgment'. So, something nondiscretionary is not left to personal choice but is required or automatic, like bills you must pay.