lapse of judgment

collocation in English

meaningsoflapseandjudgment

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lapse
noun
uk
/læps/us
/læps/
a ...
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judgment
noun
uk
/ˈdʒʌdʒ.mənt/us
/ˈdʒʌdʒ.mənt/
the ability to form valuable opinions and make ...
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(Definition oflapseandjudgmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflapse of judgment

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It was understandable and probably justified, but it was alapseofjudgmentto send it before consulting the board.
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Sometimes the person who has had a temporarylapseofjudgmentfeels the most tremendous remorse, and no sentence can properly compensate the family.
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That accident has been caused by a momentarylapseofjudgment.
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Should we lock up the driver and throw away the key just for a momentarylapseofjudgment?
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To leave early is to make thislapseofjudgmentmanifest to strangers, an appearance he might otherwise choose to avoid.
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He has referred to these activities as alapseofjudgment, saying that he accepted payments for between 12 and 24 articles.
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We regret this seriouslapseofjudgment.
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But of course there are some lapses of judgment by politicians, and some by businessmen and even some by civil servants from time to time.
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Sometimes, one is bound to say, and the police service would be the first to admit it, there are lapses of judgment—occasionally serious ones.
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We also need to safeguard against misjudgments and lapses of judgment on the part of health professionals—these can occur.
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