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flagrante delicti

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fla⋅gran⋅te de⋅lic⋅to

  [fluh-gran-tee di-lik-toh]
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–noun Law.
in the very act of committing the offense.
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Main Entry: fla·gran·te de·lic·to
Pronunciation: fl&-'grän-tE-d&-'lik-tO, -'gran-; flä-'grän-tA-dA-'lEk-tO
Function: adv or adj
Etymology: Medieval Latin, literally, while the crime is blazing
: in the very act of committing a misdeed flagrante delicto>; also : in the midst of sexual activity
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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