judgment call

ˈdʒʌdʒ.mənt kɔːl

Definition of judgment call - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

subjective or instinctive

decision made without clear rules using personal judgment or instinct

It was a judgment call to cancel the game.

personal judgment

sports

TECH.

decision made by an official in sports

TECH.

The referee's judgment call was disputed by the players.

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Expressions with judgment call

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make a judgment call

decide based on personal opinion when rules are unclear

Sometimes you have to make a judgment call at work.

Expressions with judgment

reserve judgment

delay making a decision or opinion

I will reserve judgment until I have all the facts.

cloud one's judgment

make someone unable to think clearly

His emotions clouded his judgment during the meeting.

cloud someone's judgment

influence someone's decision negatively

His personal feelings clouded his judgment on the matter.

color someone's judgment

influence someone's opinion or decision

His past experiences color his judgment on the matter.

rush to judgment

quick decision without enough thought or information

His rush to judgment led to a wrong conclusion.

against better judgment

adv.

acting despite knowing it's unwise

She went out with him against better judgment.

Expressions with call

call around

make several phone calls to gather information

She decided to call around to find the best deal.

call for

request or demand something

The situation calls for immediate action.

call in

request someone to come for assistance or consultation

The manager decided to call in a consultant for expert advice.

call names

insult someone by using offensive or rude words

The children were punished for calling each other names during recess.

call someone's number

contact someone by phone

I need to call her number to confirm the meeting time.

call in sick

inform work or school of absence due to illness

She had to call in sick today.

call it a day

exp.

stop working for the day

Let's call it a day and go home.

call it off

cancel or stop something

They decided to call it off due to bad weather.

call off

cancel or abandon a planned activity

They had to call off the meeting due to bad weather.

call on

visit someone for a short time

We will call on Grandma this afternoon.

Examples of judgment call in a sentence

Deciding the budget cut was a tough judgment call for managers.
The umpire's judgment call ended the game abruptly.
Fans were upset over the controversial judgment call.

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French:décision subjective, décision arbitrale, ...
German:Ermessensentscheidung, Schiedsrichterentscheidung, ...
Italian:scelta discrezionale, decisione arbitrale, ...
Spanish:cuestión de criterio, decisión arbitral, ...
Portuguese:decisão baseada no discernimento, decisão, ...
Chinese:主观判断, 裁定, ...
Japanese:判断, ジャッジメントコール, ...
Arabic:قَرار تَقْديري, قرار تحكيمي, ...
Hebrew:הַחְלָטָה לְפִי שִׁיקּוּל דַּעַת, הַחְלָטַת שׁוֹפֵט, ...
Russian:субъективное решение, судейское решение, ...
Ukrainian:рішення на власний розсуд, суддівське рішення, ...
Hindi:व्यक्तिगत निर्णय, निर्णय, ...
Bengali:বিচারবোধের সিদ্ধান্ত, বিচার সিদ্ধান্ত, ...
Catalan:decisió subjectiva, decisió de l'àrbitre, ...
Czech:úsudek, výrok rozhodčího, ...
Danish:skønsmæssig afgørelse, dommerbeslutning, ...
Dutch:eigen inschatting, scheidsrechterlijke beslissing, ...
Greek:απόφαση με κρίση, απόφαση κρίσης, ...
Hungarian:megítélésen alapuló döntés, játékvezetői döntés, ...
Khmer:ការសម្រេចចិត្តតាមការវិនិច្ឆ័យ, ការសម្រេចចិត្តរបស់មន្ត្រី, ...
Korean:판단, 판정, ...
Persian:تصمیم شخصی, تصمیم داور, ...
Polish:osobista decyzja, decyzja sędziego, ...
Portuguese (BR):decisão subjetiva, decisão do árbitro, ...
Romanian:decizie subiectivă, decizie de arbitraj, ...
Swedish:bedömningsfråga, domslut, ...
Thai:การตัดสินใจตามดุลยพินิจ, การตัดสินใจของผู้ตัดสิน, ...
Turkish:takdir kararı, hakem kararı, ...
Vietnamese:quyết định theo cảm tính, quyết định chủ quan, ...

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