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
Edgardoed-GAHR-doSpanish, Italian
Atanas-Bulgarian, Macedonian
AmeryAM-ə-reeEnglish (Rare)
Yanko-Bulgarian
WalterWAWL-tər (English), VAHL-ter (German, Polish, Italian)English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Italian, Ancient Germanic
Pola-Polish