In criminal law, the term corpus delicti most generally means:

a. a body of legal jurisprudence.
b. proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
c. the body of a crime.
d. the dead body in a homicide case.


c. the body of a crime.

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a. True b. False

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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a. First b. Fourth c. Eighth d. Fourteenth

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