what does"benefit of the doubt" means?

Answer 1

If you are on a jury and the evidence is equal as to Innocent or guilt ,then you must give "THE BENEFIT OF DOUBT " to the accused.Our law states innocent till proved guilty

Answer 2

It has to do with ignorance of rules or some standard of operation, it has wide application. Say I'm playing Chess with you, and I take a pawn en passant. You look at me with great surprise, and exclaim, "You can't do that!" I reply, "Of course I can, read the rules." I take back the move and give you the benefit of the doubt, that you were honest. It can be a issue of trust in some cases.

Answer 3

When no one is sure of the facts or the truth, then the accused is given the benefit of doubt ie let go

Answer 4

EXAMPLE
It implies, there maybe doubt in what you said, since it cannot be proven otherwise, you are given the benefit of the doubt, that you said something other, than what you are being accused of saying.

Answer 5

the term benefit of the doubt refers to the supposition that a statement is false so long as that statement has still room for doubt.

"benefit of the doubt" = could be falsified

Answer 6

"Benefit of doubt" is the standard applied when the actor's actions cannot be interpreted conclusively, i.e, if there is anything short of absolute conclusivity, then there is by definition ambiguity leading to "benefit of doubt".

Answer 7

"benefit of the doubt" refers to questionable material which you consider to be valid based on weighing it against what you know.

Answer 8

it means to give the person a chance. something like, innocent until proven guilty.

Answer 9

it means innocent until proven guilty.

Answer 10

well it means that you will assume that whatever people will say to you is true... that's it...