flagrante delicto
Law. in the very act of committing the offense.
while having illicit sex with someone.
Origin of flagrante delicto
1- Also in flagrante delicto, in flagrante .
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How to use flagrante delicto in a sentence
He has a BA in home invasion from Columbia University and an MA in flagrante delicto from the Institute of Fine Arts.
Obama's Building Boom: Will His Architecture Legacy Be as Lasting as FDR's? | Ian Volner | January 4, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTOnly one vessel had been captured in flagrante delicto after a sharp fight, and had been condemned as a lawful prize.
Sketches From My Life | Hobart PashaIt made it a cinch to gather in known criminals in the very midst of their first subsequent flagrante delicto.
Zero Data | Charles SaphroWhen obliged to punish a boy caught "flagrante delicto," he invariably looked out for some way to make it up to him later.
A Labrador Doctor | Wilfred Thomason GrenfellBut the door quickly gave way before our overtures, and we caught the magistrate flagrante delicto.
A Labrador Doctor | Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
The sharper passes for an honest man as long as he has not been taken in flagrante delicto.
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British Dictionary definitions for flagrante delicto
/ (fləˈɡræntɪ dɪˈlɪktəʊ) /
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