corpus delicti

noun

cor·pus de·lic·ti ˈkȯr-pəs-di-ˈlik-ˌtī How to pronounce corpus delicti (audio)

-(ˌ)tē

plural corpora delicti

: the substantial and fundamental fact necessary to prove the commission of a crime

: 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 literally means "body of the crime" in Latin. In its original sense, the body in question refers not to a corpse but to the body of essential facts that, taken together, prove that a crime has been committed. In popular usage, corpus delicti also refers to the actual physical object upon which a crime has been committed. In a case of arson, it would be a ruined building; in a murder case, the victim's corpse.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web As defense attorney Leroy Tozier noted, the prosecution had only produced a corpus — Jaconi’s actual corpse — and not the corpus delicti — the concrete evidence of guilt.

David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Aug. 2021

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin corpus dēlictī "body of the misdeed"

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

corpus delicti

noun

corpus de·lic·ti -di-ˈlik-ˌtī, -(ˌ)tē How to pronounce corpus delicti (audio)

plural corpora delicti

: 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

: the material substance (as the body of the victim of a murder) upon which a crime has been committed

Legal Definition

corpus delicti

noun

corpus de·lic·ti -di-ˈlik-ˌtī, -dā-, -tē How to pronounce corpus delicti (audio)

: 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

History and Etymology for corpus delicti

New Latin, literally, the body of the offense

单词	corpus delicti
释义	corpus delicti noun cor·pus de·lic·ti ˈkȯr-pəs-di-ˈlik-ˌtī -(ˌ)tē plural corpora 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 Did you know? Corpus delicti literally means "body of the crime" in Latin. In its original sense, the body in question refers not to a corpse but to the body of essential facts that, taken together, prove that a crime has been committed. In popular usage, corpus delicti also refers to the actual physical object upon which a crime has been committed. In a case of arson, it would be a ruined building; in a murder case, the victim's corpse. Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web As defense attorney Leroy Tozier noted, the prosecution had only produced a corpus — Jaconi’s actual corpse — and not the corpus delicti — the concrete evidence of guilt. David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Aug. 2021 Word History Etymology borrowed from New Latin corpus dēlictī "body of the misdeed" First Known Use 1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition corpus delicti noun corpus de·lic·ti -di-ˈlik-ˌtī, -(ˌ)tē plural corpora 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 Legal Definition corpus delicti noun corpus de·lic·ti -di-ˈlik-ˌtī, -dā-, -tē : 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 History and Etymology for corpus delicti New Latin, literally, the body of the offense
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