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flagrancy

noun
fla·​gran·​cy | \ ˈflā-grən(t)-sē also ˈfla- How to pronounce flagrancy (audio) \

Definition of flagrancy

: the quality or state of being flagrant

Examples of flagrancy in a Sentence

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 The disclosure also shines a bare lightbulb on the flagrancy (and, in some cases, stupidity) of the unfaithful. — Marcia Desanctis, Town & Country, "Mark Sanford, Act II," 14 Feb. 2013

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First Known Use of flagrancy

1599, in the meaning defined above

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