Plural or genitive form of delict, used in Latin legal phrases such as 'corpus delicti' (body of the crime).
Latin nominative/accusative plural or genitive singular of delictum, the formal case form used in legal terminology and official documents.
The phrase 'corpus delicti' became famous in detective novels and crime stories, but few readers realize they're using Latin case grammar—it literally means 'the body of the crime,' referring to evidence proving a crime occurred.
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