flagrante delicto

adverb
fla·​gran·​te de·​lic·​to | \ flə-ˌgrän-tē-di-ˈlik-(ˌ)tō How to pronounce flagrante delicto (audio) , -ˌgran-\

Definition of flagrante delicto

First Known Use of flagrante delicto

1826, in the meaning defined above

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flagrante delicto

adverb or adjective
fla·​gran·​te de·​lic·​to | \ flə-ˈgrän-tē-də-ˈlik-tō, -ˈgran-; flä-ˈgrän-tā-dā-ˈlēk-tō\

Legal Definition of flagrante delicto

: in the very act of committing a misdeed was caught flagrante delicto also : in the midst of sexual activity

History and Etymology for flagrante delicto

Medieval Latin, literally, while the crime is blazing