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View synonyms for in flagrante delicto

in flagrante delicto

/ ɪn fləˈɡræntɪ dɪˈlɪktəʊ /

adverb

  1. law while committing the offence; red-handed Alsoflagrante delicto
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of in flagrante delicto1

Latin, literally: with the crime still blazing

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