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benefit of the doubt

noun

Definitions

  1. A favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence.

    • The former Manchester United player had handled outside his area to thwart Erling Haaland and if there was considerable doubt over his continued involvement, he was given the benefit of it.

  2. A trust that something will turn out or happen as hoped for or expected despite concerns.

  3. The principle employed by umpires in cases of uncertainty concerning a batsman possibly…

    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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No curated loop yet for benefit of the doubt. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA