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flagrante delicto

See flagrante delicto in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adverb
  1. In the very act of committing an offense; red-handed.
  2. In the act of having sex.

Origin:

Origin: Medieval Latin flagrante dēlictō, while the crime is blazing

Origin: : flagrante

Origin: , ablative of flagrāns, blazing

Origin: + dēlictō

Origin: , ablative of dēlictum, offense

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