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'no hay cuerpo del víctima ni del delito'

English translation: 'there is no body nor body of evidence'

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Spanish term or phrase:'no hay cuerpo del víctima ni del delito'
English translation:'there is no body nor body of evidence'
Entered by: SMLS

10:09 Jun 9, 2004
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - History / cultural studies
Spanish term or phrase: 'no hay cuerpo del víctima ni del delito'
Este fue el nombre legal o jurídico con que se denominó a los efectos de la represión del estado sobre lo criminal. Los militares construyeron el consenso social en base a la lógica del: “no hay cuerpo de la víctima ni del delito”. La eficacia de esta estrategia, por lo tanto se basó en ocultar el material “que dé testimonio del hecho”

Me again, with my Argentinian cultural studies!

I would like to keep the conciseness of the Spanish phrase in English and am playing around with ideas such as 'there is no corpse nor corpus delicti' or 'there is no body nor body of evidence' but would appreciate comments or further suggestions before I come to a decision.

TIA
Lucy Phillips
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:20
'there is no body nor body of evidence'
Explanation:
This sounds best to me. Can't think of anything better myself.
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SMLS
Ireland
Local time: 23:20
Grading comment
thanks for your vote of confidence JPM!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1'there is no body nor body of evidence'
SMLS
5there is no corpus delicti nor evidence
Alicia Jordá


  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
'no hay cuerpo del víctima ni del delito'
'there is no body nor body of evidence'


Explanation:
This sounds best to me. Can't think of anything better myself.

SMLS
Ireland
Local time: 23:20
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks for your vote of confidence JPM!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MJ Barber: I like that one too
2 mins
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
'no hay cuerpo del víctima ni del delito'
there is no corpus delicti nor evidence


Explanation:
another option


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... at the time they were offered the corpus delicti had not been proven,
nor was there any evidence from which it could be inferred. ...


Alicia Jordá
Local time: 00:20
Native speaker of: Spanish
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