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English translation: on a discretional basis/discretionally

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22:34 Feb 1, 2011

German to English translations [PRO]
Advertising / Public Relations

German term or phrase: nach freier Beurteilung

"Der Gewinner des Wettbewerbs wird von einer Jury unter allen Einsendungen nach freier Beurteilung ausgewählt."

Obviously the jury is judging the entries and selecting the winner, so the Beurteilung here seems a bit redundant, but I'm a little unclear about the precise meaning of nach freier Beurteilung. Any help would be appreciated!

Jeff Steffin
United States

English translation:on a discretional basis/discretionally

Explanation:
I would suggest ...

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Note added at 15 mins (2011-02-01 22:49:52 GMT)
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basically means "as they see fit"

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Note added at 17 mins (2011-02-01 22:52:07 GMT)
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having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment; "The commission has discretionary power to award extra ...
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn - Definition in context

Search Resultsdiscretionary Definitiondiscretionary - definition of discretionary - Not mandatory; up to the individual. The term usually refers to a discretionary account which is a brokerage ...
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Note added at 18 mins (2011-02-01 22:52:54 GMT)
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so maybe "on a discretionary basis"

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truth is that either "discretional" or "discretionary" would be ok so just offering a choice ...