Meaning Of The Word Corpus delicti

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corpus delicti in American English
the facts constituting or proving a crime; material substance or foundation of a crime: the corpus delicti in a murder case is not just the body of the victim, but the fact that the victim has been murdered
noun: the basic element or fact of a crime, as, in murder, the death of the murdered person

corpus delicti in British English
noun: the body of facts that constitute an offence

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