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English Dictionary: proven by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
proven
adj
  1. established beyond doubt; "a proven liar"; "a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness"
    Synonym(s): proved, proven
    Antonym(s): unproved, unproven
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Proven \Prov"en\, p. p. [or] a.
      Proved. [bd]Accusations firmly proven in his mind.[b8]
      --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.
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