corpus delicti

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Noun corpus delicti has 1 sense

corpus delicti - the body of evidence that constitute the offence; the objective proof that a crime has been committed (sometimes mistakenly thought to refer to the body of a homicide victim)
--₁ is a kind of evidence

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Corpus Delicti

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: In criminal law, the facts and evidence that prove that a crime has been committed.

Usage: The corpus delicti of a murder case typically includes the victim's body, forensic evidence, and witness testimonies.

Example Sentence: The prosecutor struggled to establish the corpus delicti as the murder weapon was never found.