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in flagrante delicto definition

in fla·grante de·licto (in flə gran′tē dē lik′tō′)

  1. in the very act of committing the offense; red-handed
  2. while engaged in sexual activity, often, specif., illicit or perverse sexual activity
    also in flagrante

Etymology: L, lit., during the blazing of the crime

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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