English Dictionary

no body, no crime

フレーズ

広義

If the murdered corpse cannot be found, a person cannot be charged with murder. / (by extension) An accusation cannot be made without evidence.

日本語の意味

遺体が見つからなければ、殺人罪で訴追することができないという法律上の原則を示す表現 / 拡張的には、証拠がなければ告発や非難を行えないという意味を含む

The defense kept chanting 'no body, no crime' when the prosecution failed to produce the victim's remains.

検察が被害者の遺体を提出できなかったため、弁護側は「遺体がなければ殺人で起訴できない」と繰り返した。

意味（1）

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

意味（2）

(by extension) 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 / […] / No, no body, no crime […]

no body （ canonical ）

no crime （ canonical ）