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judgment call definition

judgment call

a ruling or decision on a matter that is, typically, not straightforward but that depends upon the judgment or evaluation of someone, as an umpire

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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