Usually means: Assuming innocence without sufficient proof.
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  1. benefit of_the_doubt, the benefit of the doubt: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. the benefit of the doubt: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. benefit of_the_doubt: Wiktionary
  4. benefit of_the_doubt: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. benefit of_the_doubt: Dictionary.com
  6. Benefit of the Doubt, The Benefit of the Doubt: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. benefit of_the_doubt: Dictionary/thesaurus

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  1. benefit of_the_doubt: Idioms

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  1. Benefit of the doubt: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (benefit of the doubt)

noun:  A favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence.
noun:  A trust that something will turn out or happen as hoped for or expected despite concerns.
noun:  (cricket) 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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