la tvilen kome tiltalte til gode
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From legal parlance in connection with criminal proceedings: la (“let”) tvilen (“the doubt”) kome (“come”) tiltalte (“the defendant”) til gode (“(to the) benefit (of)”)
Phrase
la tvilen kome tiltalte til gode
- (law) give the defendent the benefit of the doubt
- (figuratively) give someone the benefit of the doubt
See also
- la tvilen komme tiltalte til gode (Bokmål)
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