what is corpus delicti
Corpus Delicti. Corpus delicti is the legal term, which refers to the body of the offense or the essence of the crime. Most literally, corpus delicti is the term used to refer to the actual victimâs body in a murder case. Corpus delicti is also a term that can be used to mean any material evidence of a crime or objective proof in a criminal case. The laws of corpus delicti relate to what must be proven in a case to elicit an acquittal or conviction.