Well, physicians make judgment calls every day.
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judgment call — UK US (UK also judgement call) noun [C] ► a difficult decision that someone must make: »Investors have to make a judgment call on how much risk they are willing to accept … Financial and business terms
judgment call — judgment ,call noun count a decision in which there is no definitely right or wrong answer and that you therefore have to use your own judgment to make … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
judgment call — n. 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 … English World dictionary
judgment call — 1. Sports. an observational ruling by a referee or umpire that is necessarily subjective because of the disputable nature of the play in question, and one that may be appealed but not protested, as opposed to a matter of official rule… … Useful english dictionary
judgment call — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms judgment call : singular judgment call plural judgment calls a decision in which there is no definitely right or wrong answer and that you therefore have to use your own judgment to make … English dictionary
judgment call — noun a) A ruling by an umpire, referee, or similar official during a sporting event, based on his or her perception of events and in the absence of any objective measurement. The rookie outfielder was … Wiktionary
judgment call — 1. Sports. an observational ruling by a referee or umpire that is necessarily subjective because of the disputable nature of the play in question, and one that may be appealed but not protested, as opposed to a matter of official rule… … Universalium
judgment call — judg′ment call n. 1) spo a decision made by a referee or umpire in a sporting event that is based on personal observation of a disputed play 2) any subjective or debatable determination • Etymology: 1840–50 … From formal English to slang
judgment call — noun Date: 1847 a subjective decision, ruling, or opinion … New Collegiate Dictionary
(a) judgment call — American a decision someone has to make using their own ideas and opinions. It s a judgment call do we go by plane or risk taking the car to the conference … New idioms dictionary
