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corpus delicti
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  • "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 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)
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We have here damning evidence, the corpus delicti, my lord, a specimen of my maturer work disfigured by the hallmark of the beast  (source)
corpus delicti = proof that a crime has been committed
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