罪ざい体たい

noun

corpus delicti; body of the crime

Legal term for the concrete evidence or physical object that proves a crime was committed, such as a corpse in a murder case or stolen goods in a theft case. Used in criminal law contexts.

• 裁さい判ばんでは罪ざい体たいの立りっ証しょうが重じゅう要ようになる。

  In a trial, proving the corpus delicti is crucial.

• 殺さつ人じん事じ件けんでは、遺い体たいが罪ざい体たいとして扱あつかわれる。

  In a murder case, the body is treated as the corpus delicti.