flagrante delicto

[fluh-gran-tee di-lik-toh]

adverb

Law. in the very act of committing the offense.

while having illicit sex with someone.

Also in flagrante delicto, in flagrante.

Origin of flagrante delicto

< Latin: literally, while the offense is (still) burning

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British Dictionary definitions for flagrante delicto

flagrante delicto

adverb

See in flagrante delicto

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