Judgment-call
noun
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 interpretation:
Balks and close plays at first are of course judgment calls, and umpires are human.
2.
any subjective or debatable determination; personal opinion or interpretation.
Read Also:
- Judgment-day
noun 1. the day of the Last Judgment; doomsday. noun 1. the occasion of the Last (or General) Judgment by God at the end of the world Also called Day of Judgment See Last Judgment In the New Testament, the day at the end of time. According to the Gospels and the Book of Revelation, […]
- Judgment-debt
noun 1. Law. a debt established or confirmed by decree of a court of law.
- Judgment hall
Gr. praitorion (John 18:28, 33; 19:9; Matt. 27:27), “common hall.” In all these passages the Revised Version renders “palace.” In Mark 15:16 the word is rendered “Praetorium” (q.v.), which is a Latin word, meaning literally the residence of the praetor, and then the governor’s residence in general, though not a praetor. Throughout the Gospels the […]
- Judgment-note
noun 1. Law. a note that expressly authorizes a creditor, in case of default, to seek a judgment in court without notifying the debtor.
- Judgment seat
(Matt. 27:19), a portable tribunal (Gr. bema) which was placed according as the magistrate might direct, and from which judgment was pronounced. In this case it was placed on a tesselated pavement, probably in front of the procurator’s residence. (See GABBATHA.)