English-French translations for benefit of the doubt

• bénéfice du doute
  Et pourquoi laisser le bénéfice du doute ? And why the benefit of the doubt?
  La Turquie ne mérite plus le bénéfice du doute. Turkey no longer deserves the benefit of the doubt.
  C'est la raison pour laquelle nous voulons laisser à la Turquie le bénéfice du doute. This is why we want to give Turkey the benefit of the doubt.

Definition of benefit of the doubt

• A favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence
• 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

Related words

• benefit of a doubt
• have the benefit of
• range of benefits