benefit of doubt
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbenefitanddoubt
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benefit
noun
uk/ˈben.ɪ.fɪt/us/ˈben.ə.fɪt/
a helpful or good effect, or something intended ...
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doubt
noun[C or U]
uk/daʊt/us/daʊt/
(a feeling of) not being certain about something, especially about how good or true ...
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(Definition ofbenefitanddoubtfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In the first case, a new metonym can have thebenefitofdoubtwith critics of economic man and gain some initial sympathy.
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He gave them thebenefitofdoubtin disputed election cases.
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She was not given thebenefitofdoubtregarding her age (as in other cases cited above) which may have legalized the marriage.
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The board may take a decision in the wrong direction and give the applicant thebenefitofdoubtin the absence of records.
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I believe that the trustees, the new management and the new structure deserve thebenefitofdoubt.
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We are now asked to give thebenefitofdoubtto that same man, and we cannot do that.
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I am giving all possiblebenefitofdoubtto the prison officers concerned.
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When we are trying to deal with the rights of tenants, surely thebenefitofdoubtshould always be given to the tenant.
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In accepting that, it is only fair to say that we had given him a considerablebenefitofdoubt, and we pensioned him for that.
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I am not sure what the concept "benefitofdoubt" means.
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Some would say from implantation, and that the embryo has the right of protection from that point because it should have thebenefitofdoubtabout its status.
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They have set up a procedure giving thebenefitofdoubtto the children and avoiding the long and harrowing delays that were experienced by the thalidomide children.
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I say that there should be a different interpretation because thebenefitofdoubtshould, in those cases, be completely on the side of the applicant.
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Anand was arrested on thebenefitofdoubt.
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