👉 Protopathia, also known as the "incomplete case" or "partial case," is a legal term used in criminal law to refer to a situation where an accused person has not been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of all the charges against them. In this type of case, the prosecution must demonstrate beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed at least one specific crime, which may not be proven by the evidence presented during trial. The term "protopathia" is derived from the Latin