not proven
/ (ˈprəʊvən) /
adjective
(postpositive) a third verdict available to Scottish courts, returned when there is evidence against the defendant but insufficient to convict
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How to use not proven in a sentence
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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