corpus delicti
noun
cor·pus de·lic·ti
| \ ˈkȯr-pəs-di-ˈlik-ˌtī
, -(ˌ)tē\
, -(ˌ)tē\
plural corpora delicti
Definition of corpus delicti
1
: the substantial and fundamental fact necessary to prove the commission of a crime
2
: the material substance (such as the body of the victim of a murder) upon which a crime has been committed
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corpus delicti
noun
corpus de·lic·ti
| \ -di-ˈlik-ˌtī, -(ˌ)tē
\
\
plural corpora delicti
Medical Definition of corpus delicti
1
: the substantial and fundamental fact (as, in murder, actual death and its occurrence as a result of criminal agency) necessary to prove the commission of a crime
2
: the material substance (as the body of the victim of a murder) upon which a crime has been committed
corpus delicti
noun
corpus de·lic·ti
| \ -di-ˈlik-ˌtī, -dā-, -tē
\
\
Legal Definition of corpus delicti
: the substance of a crime that the prosecutor must prove and that consists of an injury or loss (as death of a victim or disappearance of property) and the criminal act that resulted in it