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proven
(vbl.)prove的過去分詞
Prov·en p. p. ∨ a. Proved. “Accusations firmly proven in his mind.”
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.
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proven
adj : established beyond doubt; "a proven liar"; "a Soviet leader
of proven shrewdness" [syn: proved] [ant: unproved]
prove
v 1: be shown or be found to be; "She proved to be right"; "The
medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up
HIV positive" [syn: turn out, turn up]
2: establish the validity of something, as by an example,
explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated
the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician
showed the validity of the conjecture" [syn: demonstrate,
establish, show, shew] [ant: disprove]
3: provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the
father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
[syn: testify, bear witness, evidence, show]
4: prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
5: put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental
use to; "This approach has been tried with good results";
"Test this recipe" [syn: test, try, try out, examine,
essay]
6: increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room"
[syn: rise]
7: cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread" [syn: raise,
leaven]
8: take a trial impression of
9: obtain probate of; "prove a will"
[also: proven]