FLAGRANTE DELICTO


Meaning of FLAGRANTE DELICTO in English

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

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