in flagranti delicto

A form of in flagrante delicto — In the act of committing a misdeed.

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Meanings

adverbin flagranti delicto (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of in flagrante delicto.

    Of course we have our methods for dealing with this sort of thing, but in order to make a clean sweep it is desirable to put our hands on the offender in flagranti delicto.

    1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
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