D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Proven

/pro͞oʹvən/ · Prov·en · IPA /ˈpɹu.vn̩/
01 p. p. [or] a. Proved.
  1. 1.
    Proved.
    “Of this which was the principal charge, and was generally believed to beproven, he was acquitted.” — Jowett (Thucyd. ).
Phrases & compounds
Not proven — a verdict of a jury that the guilt of the accused is not made out, though not disproved.