prove innocence

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• Innocence Network — The Innocence Network is an affiliation of organizations dedicated to providing pro bono legal and investigative services to individuals seeking to prove innocence of crimes for which they have been convicted and working to redress the causes of… …   Wikipedia

• prove — [ pruv ] (past participle proved or prov|en [ pruvn ] ) verb *** 1. ) transitive to provide evidence that shows that something is true: prove (that): You have to prove you are sorry for what you ve done. prove someone s innocence/guilt: He is… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• prove — W1S2 [pru:v] v past tense proved past participle proved or proven [ˈpru:vən] especially AmE ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(show something is true)¦ 2¦(be)¦ 3 prove yourself/prove something (to somebody) 4 prove yourself (to be) something 5 what is s …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• prove — 1 Prove, try, test, demonstrate are comparable when they mean to establish a given or an implied contention or reach a convincing conclusion by such appropriate means as evidence, argument, or experiment. The same distinctions in implications and …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• innocence — in|no|cence [ ınəsns ] noun uncount * 1. ) the state of not being guilty of a crime: The jury s role is to decide the guilt or innocence of the defendant. prove someone s innocence: This new evidence would hopefully prove his innocence.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• prove */*/*/ — UK [pruːv] / US [pruv] verb Word forms prove : present tense I/you/we/they prove he/she/it proves present participle proving past tense proved past participle proved or proven UK [ˈpruːv(ə)n] / UK [ˈprəʊv(ə)n] / US [ˈpruv(ə)n] 1) a) [transitive]… …   English dictionary

• innocence */ — UK [ˈɪnəs(ə)ns] / US noun [uncountable] 1) a) the state of not being guilty of a crime The jury s role is to decide the guilt or innocence of the defendant. prove someone s innocence: This new evidence would hopefully prove his innocence.… …   English dictionary

• innocence — [[t]ɪ̱nəsəns[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Innocence is the quality of having no experience or knowledge of the more complex or unpleasant aspects of life. ...the sweet innocence of youth... Youngsters are losing their childhood innocence too quickly. 2) N… …   English dictionary

• prove — v. 1) to prove conclusively 2) (B) she was able to prove her innocence to us 3) (E) she proved to be a good worker 4) (L; to) he proved (to everyone) that he could cope with the job 5) (M) history proved her to be right 6) (N; used with an… …   Combinatory dictionary

• innocence — n. 1) to maintain; prove, show one s innocence 2) (misc.) an air of injured innocence * * * [ ɪnəs(ə)ns] prove show one s innocence (misc.) an air of injured innocence to maintain …   Combinatory dictionary

• innocence — noun 1 being not guilty of a crime, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ total VERB + INNOCENCE ▪ declare, proclaim, profess ▪ The prisoners passionately proclaimed their innocence in front of the jury …   Collocations dictionary