benefit of the doubt

Noun

 * 1) A favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence.
 * 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 being out, in which the decision must be in the batsman's favour.
 * 1)  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.
 * 1)  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.

Usage notes

 * Almost always used with the verb.

Translations

 * Arabic: حُسْن الظَّنّ
 * Armenian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 疑點利益
 * Dutch: voordeel van de twijfel
 * Esperanto: benefico de dubo
 * Finnish: ; jättää tuomitsematta todisteiden puuttuessa, tuomita syytetyn eduksi epäselvässä tapauksessa
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hebrew: מחמת הספק
 * Hindi: शक का फ़ायदा, संदेह का लाभ, संशय का लाभ
 * Hungarian: a jobbik lehetőséget/eshetőséget tételezi fel, a legjobbat/kedvezőbbet tételezi fel, javára/kedvezően/jóindulattal/jóhiszeműen dönt/ítél,
 * Icelandic: láta njóta vafans,  telja saklausan uns sekt hefur verið sönnuð
 * Italian: beneficio del dubbio, apertura di credito
 * Japanese:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: la tvilen komme tiltalte til gode
 * Nynorsk: la tvilen kome tiltalte til gode
 * Persian:
 * Polish: przywilej wątpliwości na korzyść oskarżonego
 * Portuguese: benefício da dúvida
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: beneficio de la duda
 * Thai:
 * Turkish: şüpheden sanık yararlanır,