corpus delicti

English

Etymology

From New Latin, from Latin corpus (“body”) dēlictī (“of crime”).

Noun

corpus delicti (plural corpora delicti)

(law) The evidence that a crime has occurred.

Related terms

habeas corpus

Translations

the evidence

Chinese:
Mandarin: 犯罪事實, 犯罪事实 (fànzuì shìshí)
Czech: předmět doličný m, corpus delicti m
Italian: corpo del reato (it) m

Japanese: 死体 (ja) (shitai)
Russian: веще́ственные доказа́тельства n pl (veščéstvennyje dokazátelʹstva)
Spanish: cuerpo del delito m
Ukrainian: предмет злочину m (predmet zločynu)

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