in flagrante delicto

Meaning

1. (not-comparable) In the act of committing a misdeed.
2. (not-comparable) While performing sexual activity.

Synonyms

red-handed

Translations

en flagrant délit

auf frischer Tat

in flagranti

flagrant délit

in flagranza di reato

in flagrante delicto

cürmü meşhut halinde

متلبس بالجريمة؛ في حالة تلبس

suçüstü

متلبس

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪn fləˌɡɹæn.teɪ dɪˈlɪk.təʊ/

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin in flagrante delicto (literally “while the crime is blazing”), from in + flāgrō (“burn”) + dēlictō, form of dēlictum (“crime, misdeed”).