Corpus

Definition: Corpus

Corpus

Noun

1. Capital as contrasted with the income derived from it.

2. A collection of writings; "he edited the Hemingway corpus".

3. The main part of an organ or other bodily structure.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "corpus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references)

Etymology: Corpus \Cor"pus\ (-p[u^]s), noun; plural Corpora(-p[-o]*r[.a]). [Latin]. (Websters 1913)

Health

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Corpus

Guilt

Corpus delicti.

Lawsuit

Pleadings; declaration, bill, claim; proces verbal; bill of right, information, corpus delicti; affidavit, state of facts; answer, reply, replication, plea, demurrer, rebutter, rejoinder; surrebutter, surrejoinder.

Legality

Legislature; law, code, corpus juris, constitution, pandect, charter, enactment, statute, rule; canon; (precept); ordinance, institution, regulation; bylaw, byelaw; decree; (order); ordonnance; standing order; plebiscite; (choice).

Legal process; form, formula, formality; rite, arm of the law; habeas corpus; fieri facias.

MATERIALITY

Matter, body, substance, brute matter, stuff, element, principle, parenchyma, material, substratum, hyle, corpus, pabulum; frame.

Precept

Rule, canon, law, code, corpus juris, lex scripta, act, statute, rubric, stage direction, regulation; form, formula, formulary; technicality; canon law; norm.

Crosswords: Corpus

French (corpus), Latin (atom, body, concrete object, corporation, corps, corpse, flesh, guild, leprechaun, material, particle, substantial, the body), Spanish (corpus christi).

I wanted to get a writ of habeas corpus, but I should have gotten a-rid of you instead! (Duck Soup; writing credit: Bert Kalmar ; Harry Ruby)

Un Jueves de corpus (1971)

Fiestas del Corpus (Toledo) (1950)

Corpus Christi Bandits (1945)

Habeas Corpus (1928)

Un Corpus de sangre (1910)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum (reference)

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Books

• Buyid Coinage: A Die Corpus (322-445 A.H.) (reference)

• Corpus Concordance and Collocation (reference)

• Corpus Morphus: The Human Anatomy Board Game with 1944 Multiple Choice Questions about all Aspects of the Human Body (reference)

• A Descriptive Grammar of Nepali and an Analyzed Corpus (reference)

• The ferret : some observations on photoperiod and gonadal activity, and their role in seasonal pelt and bodyweight changes : the synergistic effect of oestrogen and progesterone on weight gain : and a comparative study of the corpus luteum of the ferret a (reference)

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Periodicals

• Corpus Christi Caller-times (reference)

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Theater & Movies

• Habeas Corpus (reference)

• The Outer Limits, Vol. 9: Corpus Earthling (reference)

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Music

• Corpus Christi (reference)

• Mozart: Vespers K.321 & 339 - Ave Verum Corpus (reference)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Approaching the JFK Causeway connecting Corpus Christi with Padre Island. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Part of Cayo del Oso Creek which empties into Corpus Christi Bay. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Tractus per totum corpus... Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Yellow fever work in Robstown and Corpus Christi, Texas. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Pogo]. If a pup is been ate, you gotta have a corpus delectable .. Credit: Library of Congress.

Scene at the U.S. District Court, Richmond, Va., Monday, May 13th - Mr. Jefferson Davis brought before the court by Gen. Burton, on a writ of habeas corpus / from a sketch by our special artist. Credit: Library of Congress.

The habeas corpus, or The wild geese flying away with Fox to America. Credit: Library of Congress.

Front of hardware store, Corpus Christi, Texas. Credit: Library of Congress.

Ship going through drawbridge entering port of Corpus Christi, Texas. Credit: Library of Congress.

Mrs. Virginia Davis, a riveter in the assembly and repair department of the Naval Air Base, supervises Chas. Potter, a NYA trainee from Michigan; Corpus Christi, Texas. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Clause 2: The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it. (reference)

But we must never cease to proclaim in fearless tones the great principles of freedom and the rights of man which are the joint inheritance of the English-speaking world and which through Magna Carta, the Bill of Rights, the Habeas Corpus, trial by jury, and the English common law find their most famous expression in the American Declaration of Independence. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

The corpus callosum is the area of the brain which connects the two cerebral hemispheres. (references)

Agenesis of the corpus callosum (ACC) is a rare congenital abnormality in which there is a partial or complete absence (agenesis) of the corpus callosum. (references)

Dopamine is a chemical messenger responsible for transmitting signals between the substantia nigra and the next "relay station" of the brain, the corpus striatum, to produce smooth, purposeful muscle activity. (references)

Civil Liberties

Nepal

On March 7, the Supreme Court issued a writ of habeas corpus releasing Krishna Sen, the editor of Janadesh, from jail. (references)

Gambia

After 4 days of incommunicado detention, he was released with charge on bail of $18,000 (300,000 dalasi) after his case was brought to the High Court for a habeas corpus hearing. (references)

Economic History

Argentina

Although there are rumors that the Corpus hydroelectric project may soon be tendered, it is unlikely that hydro will contribute much new additional capacity. (references)

Human Rights

Morocco

The law does not provide for habeas corpus or its equivalent. (references)

Namibia

The LAC filed a habeas corpus case; in December a court ruled against LAC in the case. (references)

Liberia

The activist was released without charge after his lawyer filed a writ of habeas corpus. (references)

Political Economy

Ethiopia

The judiciary continued to show some signs of growing independence; however, the Judicial Administration Council took disciplinary action against a judge after he released suspects on bail on habeas corpus grounds. (references)

Political Rights

Nepal

However, he may not suspend habeas corpus or the right to form associations. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expressions using "corpus": corpus amygdaloideum ♦ Corpus callosum ♦ corpus christi ♦ Corpus Christi cloth ♦ corpus delicti ♦ corpus geniculatum laterale ♦ corpus geniculatum mediale ♦ corpus juris ♦ corpus luteum ♦ Corpus Luteum Maintenance ♦ Corpus Luteum Regression ♦ corpus mamillare ♦ corpus sternum ♦ Corpus striatum ♦ Corpus vitreum ♦ habeas corpus ♦ habeas corpus act ♦ writ of habeas corpus. Additional references.

Beginning with "corpus": corpus-based.

Ending with "corpus": antrum-corpus.

Albanian

përmbledhje (abridgement, abridgment, abstract, argument, budget, compendium, condensation, Garland, Miscellanea, miscellany, peroration, precis, reader, summary, summing up, synopsis), korpus (bulk, corps). (various references)

Arabic 

‏جسد (body, bone, bulk, embody, externalize, frame, impersonate, incarnate, incorporate, materialize, model, mold, mould, personate, personify, reify, shape, substantiate), ‏الجزء الأساسي. (various references)

Bulgarian 

сборник (collectanea, omnibus, receiver, repertory, sampler), труп (body, cadaver, carcase, corpse, log, nog, stiff, subject, torso, trunk), главна част на орган. (various references)

Chinese 

语科�" (Corpora). (various references)

Czech

tìlo (anatomy, body, flesh). (various references)

Danish

corpus (body), legeme (body), krop (body). (various references)

Dutch

corpus (body), lichaam (body). (various references)

Esperanto

Sakramenta Tago (Corpus Christi). (various references)

Farsi 

مجموعه ای ازنوشتجات , تنه (Body, Bulk, Frame, Jostle, Push, Shove, Stem, Stock, Trunk), جسم (Body, Bulk, Material, Metal, Substance). (various references)

Finnish

corpus callosum (corpus callosum), yksilönvapaus (right to habeas corpus), aivokurkiainen (corpus callosum), Aicardin oireyhtymä (agenesis of the corpus callosum, Aicardi syndrome). (various references)

French

corpus. (various references)

German

Korpus. (various references)

Greek 

σώμα (body, college, corps, frame). (various references)

Hebrew 

�'וף (being, body, element, essence, matter, person, self, trunk). (various references)

Hungarian

tetem (body, cadaver, carcase, carcass, corpse, dead body), test (body, frame, hull, mortal clay, shell, soma, torso), gyûjtemény (collection, compilation, repository). (various references)

Indonesian

tubuh (body), kumpulan (gathering, jumble, pack, set). (various references)

Italian

corpo (body, corps, form, frame, shape, staff). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

黄�" (a corpus luteum), 脂肪�" (corpus adiposum), 人身保護令状 (writ of habeas corpus), 人身保護 (habeas corpus), アラタ�" (arrack or arak, corpus allatum). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

おうたい (a corpus luteum, body, dealing with, frame, line, rank, receiving), しぼうたい (corpus adiposum), アラタたい (corpus allatum), じ�"し�"ほ�"れいじょう (writ of habeas corpus), じ�"し�"ほ�" (habeas corpus). (various references)

Korean 

� 체 (Corpora, somatic, Somatical). (various references)

Manx

screeuyn leigh y chorp (habeas corpus), Jerdein Chorp Chreest (Corpus Christi, Holy Thursday), cur yn corp (habeas corpus). (various references)

Pig Latin

orpuscay

Portuguese

corpos (bodies, body), coleção de escritos. (various references)

Romanian

culegere (collection, composition, gathering, omnibus), corp (body, bone, carcas, corporation, corps, corpse, frame, head, housing), codice, capital (assets, capital, chief, essential, fund), cadavru (body, corpse, corse, dead body, stiff), trup (body, bone, clod, frame, trunk), leş (corpse, offal), fond de bazã. (various references)

Russian 

туловище (body, torso, trunk), тело (body, flesh, frame, the outward man), основной капитал (basic stock, capital stock, fixed capital). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

zbornik (anthology, code, collection), zbirka (collection), kodeks (codex). (various references)

Spanish

cuerpo (bodice, body, bones, brigade, carcase, carcass, corps, corpse, corsage, force, frame, length, outfit). (various references)

Swedish

samlad produktion, lik (after the fashion of, cadaver, carcase, corpse, dead man, equal, even, level, like, out, similar, stiff), kropp (anatomy, body, dust, torso, trunk), kapital (capital, principal), huvudmassa. (various references)

Thai

หมายศาลที่เรียกตัวบุคคลให้มาปรากฏต่อหน้าผู้พิพากษาหรือศาล (habeas corpus). (various references)

Turkish

yazarın tüm eserlerini içeren dizi, yapı (architecture, being, blood, build, building, chemistry, composition, conformation, constitution, construction, contexture, disposition, edifice, erection, fabric, fiber, fibre, form, frame, framework, habit, habit of body, make, make up, making, Mold, mould, nature, organism, presence, quality, set up, strain, structural, structure, system, texture, works), sermaye (capital, fund, principal, stock, stock in trade), kapital (cap, capital, funds), külliyat, ana kısım. (various references)

Ukrainian

тіло (body, bone, carcass, flesh), кодекс (code, codex), збірник (digest, treasury). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "corpus": corpuscle, corpuscles, corpuscular, corpuses. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Corpus" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: carpos, Carpozi, carpus, Cepphus, Cervus, Colpus, Compus, coprus, Copsu, copus, corbis, Corboz, Corpak, corpos, Corpusty, corus, courus, cropful, cropsu, cuerpos, Cuspius, ochropus, Oropus, Porpus, sorjus. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: croups.

-1 letter: corps, coups, crops, croup, pours, roups, scour.

-2 letters: cops, cors, coup, crop, crus, cups, curs, cusp, opus, orcs, ours, pour, pros, purs, rocs, roup, scop, scup, soup, sour, spur.

-3 letters: cop, cor, cos, cup, cur, ops, orc, ors, our, pro, pur, pus, roc, sop, sou, sup, upo, ups.

-4 letters: op, or, os, so, up.

+1 letter: croupes, cuprous, recoups.

+2 letters: acarpous, cockspur, corpuses, corrupts, couplers, coverups, croupous, cupreous, cuspidor, outcrops, pouncers, precious, prefocus, procures, produces, products, sculptor, sunporch, supercop, uroscopy.

+3 letters: cockspurs, composure, computers, corpuscle, courtship, crapulous, croupiers, croupiest, cupboards, cuspidors, occupiers, opercules, outcapers, outprices, precursor, proconsul, procurals, procurers, producers, prosecute, rapacious, recouples, sculptors, subtropic, supercoil, supercool, supercops, superjock.