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单词 corpus delicti
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corpus delicti

[ kawr-puhs di-lik-tahy ]
/ ˈkɔr pəs dɪˈlɪk taɪ /
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noun, plural cor·po·ra de·lic·ti [kawr-per-uh di-lik-tahy]. /ˈkɔr pər ə dɪˈlɪk taɪ/. Law.

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.
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.

Origin of corpus delicti

1825–35; <New Latin: “body of the offense”

Words nearby corpus delicti

corpuscle, corpuscular lymph, corpuscular radiation, corpuscular theory, corpusculum, corpus delicti, corpus fimbriatum, corpus hemorrhagicum, corpus juris, Corpus Juris Canonici, Corpus Juris Civilis
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British Dictionary definitions for corpus delicti

corpus delicti
/ (dɪˈlɪktaɪ) /

noun

law the body of facts that constitute an offence

Word Origin for corpus delicti

New Latin, literally: the body of the crime
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