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Definition corpus delicti in American English

corpus delicti noun

noun
/ˌkɔrpəs dɪˈlɪktaɪ/
1

the principle that a crime must be proven to have been committed before someone can be convicted of that crime

Synonyms and related words
1.1

visible evidence that a crime has been committed, for example a dead body

Definition corpus delicti in American English