evidence vs corpus delicti

corpus delicti vs evidence

evidence and corpus delicti both are nouns.

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

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

As nouns, corpus delicti is a hyponym of evidence; that is, corpus delicti is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than evidence:

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: 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)

Other hyponyms of evidence include exhibit, testimony, direct evidence, circumstantial evidence, indirect evidence, corroborating evidence, hearsay evidence, state's evidence, counter-evidence, counterevidence.

evidence (noun)	corpus delicti (noun)
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief	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)
(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

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

Difference between evidence and corpus delicti

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