Русско-англо-русский юридический словарь

Corpus delicti, directly translated from Latin, means the “body of the crime.” Every type of crime has its own corpus delicti. The term details the elements that need to exist in order for an act to be legally defined as a crime. There are five elements required before an act can legally be defined as a crime. Two of those elements, actus reus and mens rea, are of more importance in establishing the precise corpus delicti, while the remaining three are of more general application. (The Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice)

The corpus delicti of a crime essentially consists of showings both of the fact that the crime charged has been committed and that some person is criminally responsible for it. (floridabar.org)