corpus delicti
noun
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.
corpora delicti
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pluralof corpus delicti.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile off went S. and I with the three corpora delicti; and a good job I went!
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) by Andrew Lang
