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corpus (s) (noun); corpora, corpouses (pl)
1. A collection of written texts, including the entire works of a particular author or a body of writing on a particular subject: The editor was reviewing Harry's corpus to see if his linguistic structures needed revisions before it would be published.
2. In anatomy, the main body or part of a structure in the body.
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Mens, animus, corpus. (Latin motto)
Translation: "Mind, soul, body."

A motto of Colby-Sawyer College, New London, New Hampshire, USA.

(Latin: body, bodies)
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corpus callosum (s) (noun), copora callosa (pl)
A broad band of nerve fibers that join the two hemispheres or the left and right parts of the brain.
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Corpus Christi (s) (noun), (no plural)
1. The body of Christ: A feast of the Roman Catholic Church commemorating the Eucharist and observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday.
2. Etymology: Latin, literally, "Body of Christ".
Corpus Christi, Texas (s) (noun), (no plural)
Corpus Christi from Latin: The "Body of Christ" is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas.
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corpus delicti
Body of the crime.

The basic [or body] of facts [necessary to prove the existence of a specific crime]. This refers to evidence which can be used to convict a thief; such as, catching him with stolen goods; or proof in a murder trial of the actual death of the victim. It does not mean the body of the victim.

Another translation: "The terrible evidence that a crime has been committed." An example might be arson, in which the corpus delicti might be some proof (a gasoline can?) that the fire was set on purpose not just a burned-down building.

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corpus delicti (s) (noun), corpora delicti (pl)
The facts and circumstances consisting of proof or evidence that a criminal act has been committed before anyone can be accused of a crime.
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corpus iuris (juris) (pl) (noun)
Body of law or a compilation of laws; or the assembled laws, of a nation, state, etc.: The collected laws of a nation, state, or city are its corpus iuris.

Church law is corpus iuris canonici while civil law is corpus iuris civilis.

fimbria hippocampi, fimbria of hippocampus, corpus fimbriatum hippocampi
1. The band of white matter along the median edge of the ventricular surface of the hippocampus.
2. A narrow band of fibrous white matter (myelinated axons), which form the fornix (various arched structures), situated on the medial ventricular surface of the hippocampus (area buried deep in the forebrain that helps regulate emotion and memory).
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habeas corpus (s) (noun), habeas corpora (pl
That you may have the body: A habeas corpus is a written order requiring a person to be brought before a court or judge to determine his or her legal rights.

When a lawyer intends to apply to a court to obtain a judicial authority, it is fully described as a writ habeas corpus ad subiciendum which requires the prosecutor in the case to bring the accused before a court to undergo ad subiciendum, the action of the law.

A habeas corpus is a feature of British and United States law that protects an individual against arbitrary imprisonment by requiring that anyone who is arrested be brought before a court for a formal charge.

When the court order is executed, a judge hears the complaint under which the person has been detained and rules on the validity of the arrest. If the charge is considered valid, the person must submit to trial; if not, he or she goes free.