no body, no crime

phrase

If the murdered corpse cannot be found, a person cannot be charged with murder.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. If the murdered corpse cannot be found, a person cannot be charged with murder.
  2. broadlyAn accusation cannot be made without evidence.
    1 more example

    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 / […] / No, no body, no crime […]

    2021, Taylor Swift, “No Body, No Crime”
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APA

no body, no crime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20body%2C%20no%20crime

MLA

“no body, no crime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20body%2C%20no%20crime. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “no body, no crime,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20body%2C%20no%20crime.

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