in flagrante delicto

in fla·gran·te de·lic·to

[in fluh-gran-tee di-lik-toh]
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in flagrante delicto (ɪn fləˈɡræntɪ dɪˈlɪktəʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adv
chiefly law Also: flagrante delicto while committing the offence; red-handed
 
[Latin, literally: with the crime still blazing]

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