Shown to be true or real through evidence, testing, or experience.
From Old French 'prover,' derived from Latin 'probare' meaning 'to test' or 'to approve.' The word originally meant 'to test the quality of something.'
The phrase 'proven innocent' exists in law, but 'innocent until proven guilty' is the actual standard—it flips what you have to prove, which completely changes the burden on the accused!
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