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

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benefit of the doubt

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benefit of the doubt

Noun

countable uncountable

Japanese Meaning

十分な証拠がない状況でも相手や状況に対して好意的な判断を下し、信頼を寄せること。 / 証拠不足にもかかわらず、望ましい結果や信頼を期待して評価する態度（疑いの利益）。

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Because the evidence was inconclusive, I decided to give her the benefit of the doubt and trust her explanation.

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証拠が不十分だったので、私は彼女の説明を信じて好意的に判断することにしました。

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A favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence.

Plenty of past seasons’ events could look ill-conceived in the critical eye of Monday-morning quarterbacking, but previously, the show had earned the benefit of the doubt that missteps on the part of supposedly intelligent characters were a plausible lack of in-world foresight.

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Sense（2）

A trust that something will turn out or happen as hoped for or expected despite concerns.

“We consider this to be an act of modern piracy. This is no way to treat transatlantic partners. Even in times of global crisis, we shouldn’t resort to the tactics of the wild west,” said Andreas Geisel, a leading Berlin politician. Significantly, Merkel has refused to give Trump the benefit of the doubt.

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