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1. (n.) corpus delicti
the basic element of a crime, as, in murder, the fact that a death has occurred.
2. corpus delicti
the evidence, as a body, that proves a crime has been committed.
Etymology: (1825–35; < NL: lit., body of the offense)
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1. (noun) 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)
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