- not proven Scots Law
- not proven Scots Lawa verdict that there is insufficient evidence to establish guilt or innocence.→ prove
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Not proven — Proven Prov en, p. p. or a. Proved. Accusations firmly proven in his mind. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] Of this which was the principal charge, and was generally believed to beproven, he was acquitted. Jowett (Thucyd. ). [1913 Webster] {Not proven}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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