corpus delicti

corpus de·lic·ti

the facts constituting or proving a crime; material substance or foundation of a crime: the corpus delicti in a murder case is not just the body of the victim, but the fact that the victim has been murdered
loosely the body of the victim in a murder case

Origin of corpus delicti

ModL, literally , body of the crime

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corpus delicti

noun

Law The corroborating evidence that shows that a crime has been committed, other than a confession or an alleged accomplice's statement.
A corpse.

Origin of corpus delicti

New Latin corpus dēlictī Latin corpus body, collection of facts Latin dēlictī genitive of dēlictum crime

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Noun

(plural corpora delicti)

(law) The evidence that a crime has occurred.

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From New Latin, from Latin corpus (“body”) dēlictī (“of crime”).

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corpus delicti - Legal Definition

Latin

The body of the crime. The objective evidence that there has been an injury (physical or otherwise) or loss and that it was caused by the criminal act of some person or thing.

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