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flagrante delicto
[ fluh-gran-tee di-lik-toh ]
/ fləˈgræn ti dɪˈlɪk toʊ /
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adverb
Law. in the very act of committing the offense.
while having illicit sex with someone.
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Also in flagrante delicto, in flagrante .
Origin of flagrante delicto
From Latin: literally, “while the offense is (still) burning”
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