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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-benefit of the doubt.ogg Forms: benefits of the doubt [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|benefits of the doubt}} benefit of the doubt (countable and uncountable, plural benefits of the doubt)
  1. A favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: BOTD [initialism], benefit of doubt [rare] Related terms: presumption of innocence Translations (a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence): حُسْن الظَّنّ (ḥusn aẓ-ẓann) [masculine] (Arabic), 疑點利益 (Chinese Mandarin), 疑点利益 (Chinese Mandarin), voordeel van de twijfel [neuter] (Dutch), benefico de dubo (Esperanto), jättää tuomitsematta todisteiden puuttuessa [verb] [biblical, religion, lifestyle] (Finnish), tuomita syytetyn eduksi epäselvässä tapauksessa [verb] [legal, law] (Finnish), bénéfice du doute [masculine] (French), מחמת הספק (Hebrew), शक का फ़ायदा (śak kā fāydā) [masculine] (Hindi), संदेह का लाभ (sandeh kā lābh) [masculine] (Hindi), संशय का लाभ (sañśay kā lābh) [masculine] (Hindi), a jobbik lehetőséget/eshetőséget tételezi fel (Hungarian), a legjobbat/kedvezőbbet tételezi fel (Hungarian), javára/kedvezően/jóindulattal/jóhiszeműen dönt/ítél (Hungarian), véd (Hungarian), láta njóta vafans (english: give the benefit of the doubt) (Icelandic), telja saklausan uns sekt hefur verið sönnuð (english: give the benefit of the doubt) [masculine] (Icelandic), beneficio del dubbio (Italian), apertura di credito [feminine] (Italian), la tvilen komme tiltalte til gode (Norwegian Bokmål), la tvilen kome tiltalte til gode (Norwegian Nynorsk), przywilej wątpliwości na korzyść oskarżonego [masculine] (Polish), benefício da dúvida [masculine] (Portuguese), креди́т дове́рия (kredít dovérija) [masculine] (Russian), beneficio de la duda [masculine] (Spanish), şüpheden sanık yararlanır (Turkish), hüsn-ü zan (Turkish)
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  2. A trust that something will turn out or happen as hoped for or expected despite concerns. Tags: countable, uncountable
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  3. (cricket) The principle employed by umpires in cases of uncertainty concerning a batsman possibly being out, in which the decision must be in the batsman's favour. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Cricket
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          "ref": "2020 April 12, Simon Tisdall, “US's global reputation hits rock-bottom over Trump's coronavirus response”, in The Guardian:",
          "text": "“We consider this to be an act of modern piracy. This is no way to treat transatlantic partners. Even in times of global crisis, we shouldn’t resort to the tactics of the wild west,” said Andreas Geisel, a leading Berlin politician. Significantly, Merkel has refused to give Trump the benefit of the doubt.",
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        }
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        "A trust that something will turn out or happen as hoped for or expected despite concerns."
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        "The principle employed by umpires in cases of uncertainty concerning a batsman possibly being out, in which the decision must be in the batsman's favour."
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        "(cricket) The principle employed by umpires in cases of uncertainty concerning a batsman possibly being out, in which the decision must be in the batsman's favour."
      ],
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        "countable",
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      ],
      "topics": [
        "ball-games",
        "cricket",
        "games",
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        "lifestyle",
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      "tags": [
        "initialism"
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        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "benefit of doubt"
    }
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḥusn aẓ-ẓann",
      "sense": "a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "حُسْن الظَّنّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence",
      "word": "疑點利益"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence",
      "word": "疑点利益"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "voordeel van de twijfel"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence",
      "word": "benefico de dubo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "no general translation in Finnish",
      "sense": "a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biblical",
        "religion",
        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "word": "jättää tuomitsematta todisteiden puuttuessa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "legal",
        "law"
      ],
      "word": "tuomita syytetyn eduksi epäselvässä tapauksessa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bénéfice du doute"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "note": "not used in German (perhaps circumscribed nicht das Schlimmste annehmen, somewhat similar Vertrauensvorschuss, Vertrauensbonus)",
      "sense": "a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence",
      "word": "מחמת הספק"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "śak kā fāydā",
      "sense": "a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "शक का फ़ायदा"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "sandeh kā lābh",
      "sense": "a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "संदेह का लाभ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "sañśay kā lābh",
      "sense": "a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "संशय का लाभ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence",
      "word": "a jobbik lehetőséget/eshetőséget tételezi fel"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence",
      "word": "a legjobbat/kedvezőbbet tételezi fel"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence",
      "word": "javára/kedvezően/jóindulattal/jóhiszeműen dönt/ítél"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence",
      "word": "véd"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "english": "give the benefit of the doubt",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence",
      "word": "láta njóta vafans"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "english": "give the benefit of the doubt",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "telja saklausan uns sekt hefur verið sönnuð"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence",
      "word": "beneficio del dubbio"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apertura di credito"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence",
      "word": "la tvilen komme tiltalte til gode"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence",
      "word": "la tvilen kome tiltalte til gode"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "przywilej wątpliwości na korzyść oskarżonego"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "benefício da dúvida"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kredít dovérija",
      "sense": "a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "креди́т дове́рия"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "beneficio de la duda"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence",
      "word": "şüpheden sanık yararlanır"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence",
      "word": "hüsn-ü zan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "benefit of the doubt"
}

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