la tvilen kome tiltalte til gode
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From legal parlance in connection with criminal proceedings: la (“let”) tvilen (“the doubt”) kome (“come”) tiltalte (“the defendant”) til gode (“(to the) benefit (of)”).
Pronunciation edit
Phrase edit
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 edit
- la tvilen komme tiltalte til gode (Bokmål)