Flagrante Delicto Definition
flə-grăntē dĭ-lĭktō
adverb
In the very act of committing an offense; red-handed.
American Heritage
In the act of having sex.
American Heritage
Origin of Flagrante Delicto
Medieval Latin flagrante dēlictō while the crime is blazing flagrante ablative of flagrāns blazing dēlictō ablative of dēlictum offense
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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