not proven
Still without proof
Not proven is a verdict available in Scottish law, occupying middle ground between guilty and not guilty.
It means the jury believes the accused probably committed the crime but the evidence falls short of proving guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
The accused goes free, but without the vindication of acquittal: The case ended in a not proven verdict, leaving everyone unsatisfied.
- unverifiedNot yet proven true
- inconclusiveNot yielding a decision
- undecidedNot having chosen
- benefit of the doubtFavorable judgment amid uncertainty
- ambiguousHaving multiple interpretations
uncertain · reasonable doubt · mistrial · case dismissed · Scottish law · corroboration · circumstantial · conclusory · hung jury · jury decision · acquittal · walk free · indeterminate · legal limbo · unsettled · cold case · open-ended · doubtful
not provenguilty
Responsible for wrongdoing
convicted · conviction · guilty as charged · found guilty · condemned
not provenproven
Established as fact
established · demonstrated · verified · confirmed · substantiated
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