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not proven

British

/ 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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Naroditsky denied the allegations, which were not proven.

From Los Angeles Times

She said following the abolition of the not proven verdict in the Scottish legal system the jury was one of the first to return a verdict under the changed system.

From BBC

But a jury found the charges against him not proven - one of two verdicts of acquittal which could be returned in criminal trials in Scotland.

From BBC

Joe and Kate did not initially understand what the jury's verdict meant – and have now spent more than three decades campaigning for the abolition of not proven.

From BBC

When the jury at the High Court in Glasgow announced the not proven verdict, Joe and Kate had no idea what it meant.

From BBC

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