The "______________" of a crime is the body, foundation or substance of the crime, which ordinarily includes two elements: the act and the criminal agency of the act. (Literally "the body of the crime.")
A. Mandamus
B. Res geste
C. Mala prohibitum
D. Corpus delicti
Answer: D. Corpus delicti
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