corpus delictiin a sentence
- Today it was about whether—in the case of homicide—the corpus delicti is the knife or the dead man whose death is the actual proof of the crime.† (source)
- He did not want word to get out that Tereza was sleeping at his place: spending the night together was the corpus delicti of love.† (source)
- The court concluded that corpus delicti was established by the presented circumstantial. evidence.
- The boy's father said, This photograph was the only corpus delicti.† (source)
- "Don't you see?" said the Thenardier, pointing to the corpus delicti which lay at Cosette's feet.† (source)
- "But Lors ha' massy, how did you get near such mud as that?" said Sally, making a wry face, as she stooped down and examined the corpus delicti.† (source)
- (He extends his portfolio) We have here damning evidence, the corpus delicti, my lord, a specimen of my maturer work disfigured by the hallmark of the beast.† (source)