☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Benefit of the Doubt

The principle that when the evidence in a case is ambiguous or evenly balanced, the tribunal should resolve the uncertainty in favor of the accused or the party bearing the lesser burden.

Etymology: English compound · Category: Evidence · Source: Coffin v. United States, 156 U.S. 432 (1895)
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