misjudgment
nounEtymology From mis- + judgment.
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An act of misjudging; a mistake in judgment.
- In view of the excessive difference in permitted and actual speeds the Inspecting Officer rejects any claim to misjudgment of speed and considers the driver had not sufficient control over the train.1960 September, “Talking of Trains: Accident at Holmes Chapel”, in Trains Illustrated, page 522: