no body, no crime in English

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          "ref": "2021, Taylor Swift (lyrics and music), “No Body, No Crime”:",
          "text": "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 […]",
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        "(by extension) An accusation cannot be made without evidence."
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"no body, no crime" meaning in English

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