GIVE THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT Definition & Meaning

give the benefit of the doubt

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Idioms and Phrases

Regard someone as innocent until proven otherwise; lean toward a favorable view of someone. For example, Let's give her the benefit of the doubt and assume that she's right . [Mid-1800s]

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“We do try to maximise the offers. We do try to give the benefit of the doubt. We assess that and we are looking at fairness across the board,” Mark Chesher, a partner from Addleshaw Goddard, the law firm which assesses claims for GLO payouts told MPs.

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“CSU policy should give the benefit of the doubt to more nuanced or borderline allegations,” the audit concluded.

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“Things are pretty bad right now and I know it, but I think we should give the benefit of the doubt and keep JLo,” said Arminda Kisanga, 28, using the president’s nickname.

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But “the courts have generally thought that they should give the benefit of the doubt to someone who might be criminally prosecuted, rather than force someone to testify and then learn: ‘Whoops!’”

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“As a trial judge, Judge Jackson could only give the benefit of the doubt to one criminal at a time,” he said.

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