not proven

English

Adjective

not proven (not comparable)

  1. (Scots law) Having insufficient evidence to prove guilt or innocence under Scots law.
    Synonym: not proved
    • 2014, Francis Pakes, Comparative Criminal Justice, page 12:
      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.

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