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PRONUNCIATION OF FLAGRANTE DELICTO

flagrante delicto  [fləˈɡræntɪ dɪˈlɪktəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLAGRANTE DELICTO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flagrante delicto is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES FLAGRANTE DELICTO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

In flagrante delicto

In flagrante delicto or sometimes simply in flagrante is a legal term used to indicate that a criminal has been caught in the act of committing an offence. The colloquial "caught in the act" or "caught red-handed" are English equivalents. The phrase combines the present active participle flagrāns with the noun dēlictum. In this term the Latin preposition in, not indicating motion, takes the ablative. The closest literal translation would be "in blazing offence", where "blazing" is a metaphor for vigorous, highly visible action. Aside from the legal meaning, the Latin term is often used colloquially as a euphemism for someone's being caught in the midst of sexual activity.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLAGRANTE DELICTO


Alecto
əˈlɛktəʊ
alto
ˈæltəʊ
auto
ˈɔːtəʊ
conjunto
kɒnˈdʒʊntəʊ
dato
ˈdɑːtəʊ
destructo
dɪˈstrʌktəʊ
gusto
ˈɡʌstəʊ
junto
ˈdʒʊntəʊ
molto
ˈmɒltəʊ
perfecto
pəˈfɛktəʊ
photo
ˈfəʊtəʊ
pronto
ˈprɒntəʊ
puncto
ˈpʌŋktəʊ
punto
ˈpʊntəʊ
Quito
ˈkiːtəʊ
recto
ˈrɛktəʊ
santo
ˈsɑːntəʊ
tanto
ˈtæntəʊ
toe
təʊ
Toronto
təˈrɒntəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLAGRANTE DELICTO

flagitious
flagitiously
flagitiousness
flagless
flagman
flagmen
flagon
flagpole
flagrance
flagrancy
flagrant
flagrantly
flagrantness
flags
flagship
Flagstad
flagstaff
flagstaves
flagstick
flagstone

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLAGRANTE DELICTO

according to
be a wake-up to
come home to
come to
come up to
de dicto
de facto
down to
due to
ex post facto
face up to
give rise to
give way to
go to
go-to
how-to
in addition to
in flagrante delicto
ipso facto
to

Synonyms and antonyms of flagrante delicto in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «flagrante delicto» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLAGRANTE DELICTO

Find out the translation of flagrante delicto to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flagrante delicto from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flagrante delicto» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

现行犯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flagrante delito
570 millions of speakers

English

flagrante delicto
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

flagrante delicto
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التلبس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

на месте преступления
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flagrante delito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গোলাপ ডেল্টো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

flagrant délit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Flagrante delicto
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

flagranti
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

現行犯で
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

현행범
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flagrante delicto
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

flagrante delicto
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொப்பரை டெலிட்டோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ध्वज नायकों
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bayrak kıyafeti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

flagranza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gorącym uczynku
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

на місці злочину
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

flagrant delict
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτοφώρου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

flagrante delicto
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bar gärning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flagrante delicto
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flagrante delicto

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLAGRANTE DELICTO»

The term «flagrante delicto» is normally little used and occupies the 124.525 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLAGRANTE DELICTO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flagrante delicto

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLAGRANTE DELICTO»

Discover the use of flagrante delicto in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flagrante delicto and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Colouring Meaning: Collocation and Connotation in Figurative ...
There are only 23 unique occurrences of caught in flagrante delicto in the data consulted, which makes it more difficult to draw detailed conclusions about its typical use, but one characteristic is inescapably obvious: is used when reporting the ...
Gill Philip, 2011
2
Documents: Working Papers, 2003 Ordinary Session (second ...
Belgian parliamentary delegation to the questionnaire on parliamentary immunities. the concept of flagrante delicto presupposes that not more than twenty-four hours should have elapsed between the offence and the commencement of ...
Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly, 2004
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Schengen Investigated: A Comparative Interpretation of the ...
Once a person has been arrested, he may be submitted to a security search.250 In Flagrante Delicto The discovery of a criminal offence inflagrante delicto initiates a procedure which takes a central place in the Belgian criminal procedure.
Chantal Joubert, Hans Bevers, 1996
4
India, Democracy and Disappointments
In some countries cold blooded murder as well as in flagrante delicto (in the act of committing adultery) are not punished. These countries include Jordan; where a part of Article 340 of the Jordanian Penal Code states thaf>“He who discovers ...
Joginder Singh, 2010
5
West African Studies Regional Challenges of West African ...
Conversely, from March to May 2006, all cases were handled under the 'flagrante delicto' procedure. Within a single public prosecutor's office, the year 2006 is therefore split in two, featuring two separate prosecution policies, irrespective of ...
OECD, Sahel and West Africa Club, 2009
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The Logic of Legal Requirements: Essays on Defeasibility
This provision declares the home inviolable, and establishes that no entry or search may be made without the consent of the householder, a judicial decision or flagrante delicto. The Constitutional Court itself has stated that the article in ...
Jordi Ferrer Beltrán, Giovanni Battista Ratti, 2012
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Allusions
It's looming over the living room like some seductive incubus. in flagrante delicto Vn-fb-,gran-te-di-'lik-(^to, -,gran-\ In the very act of committing a misdeed; red- handed. Also, in the midst of sexual activity. In Latin, it means while the crime is ...
Elizabeth Webber, Mike Feinsilber, 1999
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Scad
Flagrante Delicto; It means "in the very act of committing the crime. " To be caught flagrante delicto, therefore, necessarily implies positive identification by the eyewitness or eyewitnesses. - Flagrante delicto means "[i]n the very act of ...
9
The Browser's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases
98 fille dejoie • flagrante delicto fille de joie (fee deu ZHWAH) [French: girl ofjoy] A prostitute. filo See phyllo. finale (fee-NAH-leh) [Italian, from Latin] The concluding part or movement of a piece of music, or the last scene of a play; the final ...
Mary Varchaver, Frank Ledlie Moore, 2002
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A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
See fatal (a). in flagrante delicto ( = red-handed; in the act of committing an offense) is a term now more commonly used for polysyllabic humor in nonlegal contexts than as a serious word in law. See last- inisms. Some writers mistake the  ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLAGRANTE DELICTO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flagrante delicto is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hollywood Goes Ding-Dong Crazypants
The fact that this film is a sex comedy is made explicit in the opening scene where Alex and Emily are introduced in flagrante delicto. Except it ... «TheTyee.ca, Jul 15»
2
Tunisia: Arbitrary Travel Restrictions
Travel may also be barred in a situation of “flagrante delicto” – catching someone in the act of committing a crime – or an emergency, neither of ... «Human Rights Watch, Jul 15»
3
Bland Exterior
... a screamingly funny scene set inside a modernistic control room that turns out to be the brain of a man in the midst of carnal flagrante delicto. «The Weekly Standard, Jul 15»
4
Watch "The Haves and the Have Nots" Season 3 Episode 14
... mansion, Bruce reports to Maggie on all that he's learned about Veronica, producing some racy photos of her and Benny in flagrante delicto. «Gossip On This, Jul 15»
5
Florida man beach sex costs offender 30 months of freedom
... were shocked to see 40-year-old Jose Caballero and his 21-year-old girlfriend, Elissa Alvarez, in flagrante delicto at Bradenton Beach, which ... «Examiner.com, Jul 15»
6
Morocco's DGST Made 44000 Arrests in One Month
The DGST said that 26,890 of the total suspects were arrested in flagrante delicto, while 13,698 were wanted for their involvement in serious ... «Morocco World News, Jul 15»
7
Sex Scandals Dominate Politics in Costa Rica
... the afflicted young lady unfolded before a certain number of witnesses and police officers at a love motel, he was charged in flagrante delicto, ... «The Costa Rica Star, Jul 15»
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SEX VIDEO ANOINTING: Church Responds to ZimEye
... Johannesburg. Gangate was caught in flagrante delicto on closed circuit television (CCTV) mounted by a suspicious congregant's husband. «ZimEye - Zimbabwe News, Jun 15»
9
Ex-CIA operative becomes breakout novelist
At headquarters, the chief of operations is caught in flagrante delicto with his female assistant. Matthews' institutional criticism doesn't extend to ... «Tribune-Review, Jun 15»
10
High Road, by David Chauner
... Katherine Anderson, a chain-smoking, jaded, thirty-something hack who can't rise much beyond tabloid TV and is caught in flagrante delicto ... «Podium Cafe, Jun 15»

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