corpus delicti
/dɪˈlɪktaɪ/noun
1- Law the facts and circumstances constituting a breach of a law【律】(构成犯罪的)证据; 事实。
1.1
- concrete evidence of a crime, such as a corpse犯罪实证(或铁证)(如尸体)。
词源
Latin, literally 'body of offence'.