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Common Expressions: IN FLAGRANTE DELICTO

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In flagrante delictoIn flagrante delicto (Latin: "while the crime is blazing") is a legal term used to indicate that a criminal has been caught in the act of committing an offense (compare corpus delicti). The colloquial "caught red-handed" is an English equivalent. (references)

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Specialty Expressions: IN FLAGRANTE DELICTO

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In Flagrante DelictoLiteratureRed-handed; in the very fact. "Il a été pris en flagrant délit, " i.e. "Sur le fait." Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

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