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no body, no crime

no body, no crime phrase: if the murdered corpse cannot be found, a person cannot be charged with murder.

Phrase

no body, no crime

  1. If the murdered corpse cannot be found, a person cannot be charged with murder.
  2. (broadly) An accusation cannot be made without evidence.
    • Este's been losing sleep / Her husband's acting different and it smells like infidelity / She says, That ain't my merlot on his mouth / That ain't my jewelry on our joint account / No, there ain't no doubt / I think I'm gonna call him out / She says, I think he did it but I just can't prove it /...2021, Taylor Swift, “No Body, No Crime”

Questions about no body, no crime

What does no body, no crime mean?
No body, no crime means if the murdered corpse cannot be found, a person cannot be charged with murder.
What part of speech is no body, no crime?
No body, no crime is a phrase.

Words near no body, no crime in the dictionary

  1. no big whoop
  2. no big woop
  3. no biggie
  4. no bigs
  5. no body
  6. no body, no crime
  7. no bones about it
  8. no borax, no glue
  9. no brainer
  10. no brainers
  11. no brown in town

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