Corpus delicti Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 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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  1. L., the body of the crime (Law), the substantial and fundamental fact of the comission of a crime; the proofs essential to establish a crime.

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