benefit of the doubt

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28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: حُسْن الظَّنّ (ḥusn aẓ-ẓann) — a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence
• Chinese Mandarin: 疑點利益 /疑点利益 — a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence
• Dutch: voordeel van de twijfel — a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence
• Esperanto: benefico de dubo — a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence
• Finnish: jättää tuomitsematta todisteiden puuttuessa — a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence
• Finnish: tuomita syytetyn eduksi epäselvässä tapauksessa — a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence
• French: bénéfice du doute — a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence
• Hebrew: מחמת הספק — a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence
• Hindi: शक का फ़ायदा (śak kā fāydā) — a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence
• Hindi: संदेह का लाभ (sandeh kā lābh) — a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence
• Hindi: संशय का लाभ (sañśay kā lābh) — a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence
• Hungarian: a jobbik lehetőséget/eshetőséget tételezi fel — a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence
• Hungarian: a legjobbat/kedvezőbbet tételezi fel — a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence
• Hungarian: javára/kedvezően/jóindulattal/jóhiszeműen dönt/ítél — a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence
• Hungarian: véd — a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence
• Icelandic: láta njóta vafans — a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence
• Icelandic: telja saklausan uns sekt hefur verið sönnuð — a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence
• Italian: beneficio del dubbio — a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence
• Italian: apertura di credito — a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence
• Norwegian Bokmål: la tvilen komme tiltalte til gode — a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence
• Norwegian Nynorsk: la tvilen kome tiltalte til gode — a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence
• Polish: przywilej wątpliwości na korzyść oskarżonego — a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence
• Portuguese: benefício da dúvida — a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence
• Russian: креди́т дове́рия (kredít dovérija) — a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence
• Spanish: beneficio de la duda — a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence
• Thai: ประโยชน์แห่งความสงสัย (bprà-yòot-hɛ̀ng-kwaam-sǒng-sǎi) — a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence
• Turkish: şüpheden sanık yararlanır — a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence
• Turkish: hüsn-ü zan — a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence