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That depends on the legal system in place. For instance, Scotland has "guilty", "not guilty", and "not proven", with a distinct difference between "not guilty"
by stan_rogers 7y ago
That depends on the legal system in place. For instance, Scotland has "guilty", "not guilty", and "not proven", with a distinct difference between "not guilty" and "not proven". There are other legal systems as well where a verdict that amounts to exoneration exists, some with a sort of presumption of guilt, where the exoneration is simply a finding against presumption, and others where there's the same difference between "you probably have the wrong guy" and "you haven't met the burden of proof" as in Scotland.