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corpus delicti \KOR-puhs di-LIK-ty, -tee\

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nounThe concrete evidence that shows that a crime has been committed, for example, the body of the victim in the case of a murder.[From Latin, literally body of crime. Earliest documented use: 1705.]"The fact that the State was unable to produce a corpus delicti was a very strong point in favor of the defendants." Sidney Sheldon; The Other Side of Midnight; HarperCollins; 2010.

Front	corpus delicti \KOR-puhs di-LIK-ty, -tee\
Back	noun The concrete evidence that shows that a crime has been committed, for example, the body of the victim in the case of a murder. [From Latin, literally body of crime. Earliest documented use: 1705.] "The fact that the State was unable to produce a corpus delicti was a very strong point in favor of the defendants." Sidney Sheldon; The Other Side of Midnight; HarperCollins; 2010.

Corpus Delicti Body Kor Puhs Di Lik Ty Tee Noun Concrete