/ Dictionary / Index C corpus delicti: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cor•pus de•lic•ti Pronunciation: (kôr'pus di-lik'tī), [key] — pl. cor•po•ra de•lic•ti the basic element or fact of a crime, as, in murder, the death of the murdered person. the object, as the body of a murdered person, upon which a crime has been committed and that serves as evidence proving that the crime was committed. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. corpuscular theory corpus juris Related Content Daily Word Quiz: languid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language