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Definition of corpus delicti noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

corpus delicti

noun

/ˌkɔːpəs dɪˈlɪktaɪ/

/ˌkɔːrpəs dɪˈlɪktaɪ/

[singular] (law)

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the circumstances in which a law is broken, and the facts relating to the case

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evidence that can be seen, for example a dead body

Word OriginLatin, literally ‘body of offence’.

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