English
Detailed Synonyms for corpus delicti in English
corpus delicti:
corpus delicti [the ~] noun
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the 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) 1the 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