flagrante delicto

flagrante delicto
fla·gran·te de·lic·to /flə-'grän-tē-də-'lik-tō, -'gran-; flä-'grän-tā-dā-'lēk-tō/ adv or adj [Medieval Latin, literally, while the crime is blazing]: in the very act of committing a misdeed
was caught flagrante delicto; also: in the midst of sexual activity

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

flagrante delicto
index blameworthy, delinquency (misconduct)

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


flagrante delicto
See in flagrante delicto.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


flagrante delicto
(Latin: In the act of perpetrating the crime.)

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


flagrante delicto
[Latin, In the act of perpetrating the crime.]

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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  • flagrante delicto — n. see IN FLAGRANTE DELICTO …   English World dictionary

  • flagrante delicto — лат. (флагрантэ дэликто) см. en flagrant dйlit. Толковый словарь иностранных слов Л. П. Крысина. М: Русский язык, 1998 …   Словарь иностранных слов русского языка

  • flagrante delicto — flə|grantēdə̇ˈlik(ˌ)tō, flā| adverb Etymology: Medieval Latin, literally, while the crime is blazing : in the very act of committing a misdeed caught the thief flagrante delicto sometimes used substantively * * * /fleuh gran tee di lik toh/, Law …   Useful english dictionary

  • flagrante delicto — adverb Date: 1826 in flagrante delicto …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • flagrante delicto — fla|gran|te de|lic|to see IN FLAGRANTE DELICTO …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • flagrante delicto —    (flah GRAHN teh deh LIKtoh, ihn flah GRAHN teh deh LIK toh) [Latin] In the very act of committing a crime or offense.    after (her) husband and for mer bodyguard was photographed in flagrante delicto at a Riviera villa Time, January 20, 1997 …   Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

  • flagrante delicto — UK / US See: in flagrante delicto …   English dictionary

  • flagrante delicto — /fləˌgrænti dəˈlɪktoʊ/ (say fluh.grantee duh liktoh) adverb Law in the very act: to be caught flagrante delicto. {Latin: the transgression blazing} …  

  • flagrante delicto — /fleuh gran tee di lik toh/, Law. in the very act of committing the offense. [ < L] * * * …   Universalium

  • flagrante delicto — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lat. red handed. See guilt, action …   English dictionary for students

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