judgment call



judgment call

1. A subjective decision made based on one's own experience or viewpoint. Because of the impending snowstorm, it was a judgment call whether I should attempt driving to work.
2. In sports, a decision made by a game official based on what he or she has seen take place. The decision to issue the team a penalty was definitely a judgment call by the referee.
See also: call, judgment

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Flynn[flin]
Margita-Hungarian, Slovak
Angelinaahn-je-LEE-nah (Italian), an-jə-LEEN-ə (English), ahn-GYE-lee-nah (Russian), ahn-gye-LEE-nah (Russian), ahn-gee-LEE-nah (Russian), ahn-ge-LEE-nah (Polish)Italian, English, Russian, German, Dutch, Polish, Spanish, Macedonian
Fayiz-Arabic
Jocastajo-KAS-tə (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Nessa (1)NES-əEnglish