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not proven

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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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The strategy also has weary critics who say the notion of “meeting addicts where they are†has not proven effective enough at getting people to seek treatment or lowering death rates.

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He insisted that the doctor and her patient had not proven how, precisely, the patient’s condition threatened her life.

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The government is going to press ahead with the abolition of the 'not proven' verdict, which has cross-party support.

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That would be presented as a counter balance to the abolition of not proven and recent changes on the rules on corroboration.

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An appellate court tossed those charges last year, ruling prosecutors had not proven an “overarching conspiracy†with corrupt college counselor Rick Singer, and Wilson has since embarked on a campaign to clear his family’s name.

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