corpus delicti vs evidence

evidence vs corpus delicti

corpus delicti and evidence both are nouns.

corpus delicti is not a verb while evidence is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
corpus delicti	Yes	No	No	No
evidence	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, evidence is a hypernym of corpus delicti; that is, evidence is a word with a broader meaning than corpus delicti:

corpus delicti: the body of evidence that constitute the offence; the objective proof that a crime has been committed (sometimes mistakenly thought to refer to the body of a homicide victim)
evidence: (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved

corpus delicti (noun)	evidence (noun)
the body of evidence that constitute the offence; the objective proof that a crime has been committed (sometimes mistakenly thought to refer to the body of a homicide victim)	your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
	(law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved
	an indication that makes something evident

corpus delicti (verb)	evidence (verb)
	provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
	provide evidence for
	give evidence

Difference between corpus delicti and evidence

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