Flagrante-delicto
[fluh-gran-tee di-lik-toh] /fləˈgræn ti dɪˈlɪk toʊ/
adverb
1.
Law. in the very act of committing the offense.
2.
while having illicit sex with someone.
/fləˈɡræntɪ dɪˈlɪktəʊ/
adverb
1.
See in flagrante delicto
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