- flagrante delicto
- In the perpetration of the crime; in the very act of committing the offense. See 4 Bl Comm 307.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
flagrante delicto
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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… … Law dictionary
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
