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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Proven  \Prov"en\,  p.  p.  or  a. 
  Proved.  ``Accusations  firmly  proven  in  his  mind.'' 
  --Thackeray. 
 
  Of  this  which  was  the  principal  charge,  and  was 
  generally  believed  to  beproven  he  was  acquitted. 
  --Jowett 
  (Thucyd.  ). 
 
  {Not  proven}  (Scots  Law),  a  verdict  of  a  jury  that  the  guilt 
  of  the  accused  is  not  made  out  though  not  disproved. 
  --Mozley  &  W. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  proven 
  adj  :  established  beyond  doubt;  "a  proven  liar";  "a  Soviet  leader 
  of  proven  shrewdness"  [syn:  {proved}]  [ant:  {unproved}] 




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