The rules aren't clear in this case, so officials are required to make a judgment call.
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Your job is to meticulously review data and make a judgment call, a task best performed in a quiet environment without constant interruptions.—Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2026 The right time to start carrying out escorts in the Strait of Hormuz is a judgment call that U.S. Central Command would need to make, MacLean said.—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026 The demotion from network to Netflix may be a necessary concession to technology and the marketplace, but the decision to rebrand, or rather un-brand, the SAG awards is a judgment call, and a bad one.—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 28 Feb. 2026 And the reality is that what may seem like a harmless judgment call can have significant consequences.—Mary Beth Skylis, Outside, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for judgment call