not proven

adjective

Having insufficient evidence to prove guilt or innocence under Scots law.

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Meanings

adjectivenot proven (not comparable)
  1. not comparableScots lawHaving 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 & antonyms

adjectiveHaving insufficient evidence to prove guilt or innocence under Scots law.

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APA

not proven. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20proven

MLA

“not proven.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20proven. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “not proven,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20proven.

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