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Line 1: − '''"Abuse of discretion"''' is a legal standard used by [[appellate court]]s in reviewing many types of decisions made by trial courts,typically decisions on matters of [[equity]]. This standard is highly deferential in presuming that the trial court acted correctly. This standard creates a very high threshold for an appellant to surmount to overturn a trial decision. The onset of the ''[[hard look doctrine]]'' has made the standard slightly less deferential, though. ''See'', ''e.g.'' ''Citizens to Preserve Overton Park''.+ − − Note, however, that "[a] district court by definition abuses its discretion when it makes an error of law." ''Koon v. United States'', 518 U.S. 81, 100 (1996). "[T]he abuse-of-discretion standard includes review to determine that the discretion was not guided by erroneous legal conclusions." ''Koon'', 518 U.S. at 100. − − [[Category:Law]]
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