misjudgment
noun
- act of incorrect judgment
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English judgment English misjudgment From mis- + judgment.
- 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.”