Complete Definition of "in flagrante delicto"

English

Etymology
From ML.: while the crime is blazing; from L. in#Latin|in + flagrare (burn).

Adverb
en-adj|-

  1. in the act of committing a misdeed
  2. while performing sexual activity

Synonyms
red-handed

Translations

Danish: på fersk gerning
Norwegian: t-|no|in flagranti, t-|no|på fersk gjerning, t-|no|på fersken
mid

French: flagrant délit

Related terms
misdeed

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