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not proven

/ ˈprəʊvən /

adjective

  1. postpositive a third verdict available to Scottish courts, returned when there is evidence against the defendant but insufficient to convict
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

This is a town almost without a history, although it still makes the not-proven assertion that it is the site of Moridunum.

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