in flagrante delicto

== English == === Alternative forms === flagrante delicto in flagrante in flagrant delict (Anglicized, less common) === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin in flagrante delicto (literally “while the crime is blazing”), from in + flāgrō (“burn”) + dēlictō, form of dēlīctum (“crime, misdeed”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪn fləˌɡɹæn.teɪ dɪˈlɪk.təʊ/ === Adverb === in flagrante delicto (not comparable) In the act of committing a misdeed. While performing sexual activity. ==== Usage notes ==== Also used in abbreviated in flagrante, particularly used of sexual activity, as in “to be caught in flagrante”. ==== Synonyms ==== in the act red-handed with one's dick in one's hand (vulgar, informal) with one's hand in the cookie jar with one's pants down ==== Derived terms ==== in flagrante in flagrant delict ==== Translations ==== == Swedish == === Alternative forms === in flagrante (by ellipsis) === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin in flagrante delicto (literally “while the crime is blazing”), from in + flāgrō (“burn”) + dēlictō, form of dēlīctum (“crime, misdeed”). === Adverb === in flagrante delicto (not comparable) (archaic) in flagrante delicto (in the act of committing a misdeed) Synonyms: med byxorna nere, på bar gärning (uncommon) in flagrante delicto (while performing sexual activity) Synonym: med byxorna nere