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not proven

not proven adjective: having insufficient evidence to prove guilt or innocence under Scots law.

Adjective

not proven (not comparable)

  1. (Scots law) Having insufficient evidence to prove guilt or innocence under Scots law.
    • There was a time that the only verdicts a jury could return were proven or not proven. While the verdict of proven has long since been replaced, that of not proven has survived the test of time.2014, Francis Pakes, Comparative Criminal Justice, page 12
    Synonyms:
    not proved

Synonyms of not proven

Questions about not proven

What does not proven mean?
Not proven means having insufficient evidence to prove guilt or innocence under Scots law.
What part of speech is not proven?
Not proven is an adjective.

Words near not proven in the dictionary

  1. not paid any mind
  2. not pay any mind
  3. not paying any mind
  4. not pays any mind
  5. not proved
  6. not proven
  7. not Pygmalion likely
  8. not quite
  9. not really
  10. not right in the head
  11. not saying much

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