Corpus Delicti (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural cor·po·ra de·lic·ti [kawr-per-uhdi-lik-tahy]. /ˈkɔr pər ə dɪˈlɪk taɪ/. Law.
  1. the basic element or elements of a crime, as, in murder, the death of the murdered person; the body of facts or evidence showing that a crime has been committed.
  2. the object, as the body of a murdered person, upon which a crime has been committed and that serves as evidence proving that the crime was committed.
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  1. the body of facts that constitute an offence
Corpus Delicti (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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