She frequently surprised us in flagrante delicto gorging trifles and sausage rolls in the protective womb of the bedclothes (Peter Thorogood).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
fla|gran|te de|lic|to — «fluh GRAN tee dih LIHK toh», Law. = in flagrante delicto. (Cf. ↑in flagrante delicto) … Useful english dictionary
flagrantedelicto — fla·gran·te de·lic·to (flə grăn tē dĭ lĭkʹtō) adv. 1. In the very act of committing an offense; red handed. 2. In the act of having sex. [Medieval Latin flagrante dēlictō, while the crime is blazing : flagrante, ablative of flagrāns, blazing +… … Universalium
flagrante delicto — fla|gran|te de|lic|to see IN FLAGRANTE DELICTO … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flagrante delicto — fla•gran•te de•lic•to [[t]fləˈgræn ti dɪˈlɪk toʊ[/t]] adv. law in the very act of committing the offense • Etymology: < L: while the offense is (still) burning … From formal English to slang
flagrante delicto — fla·gran·te de·lic·to /flə grän tē də lik tō, gran ; flä grän tā dā lēk tō/ adv or adj [Medieval Latin, literally, while the crime is blazing]: in the very act of committing a misdeed was caught flagrante delicto; also: in the midst of sexual… … Law dictionary
in flagrante delicto — in fla|gran|te de|lic|to [ ,ın flə,grænti dı lık,tou ] adverb LEGAL while having sex with someone, especially someone who is not your regular partner. In flagrante delicto is often simply called in flagrante … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
in flagrante delicto — in fla•gran•te de•lic•to [[t]ɪn fləˈgræn ti dɪˈlɪk toʊ[/t]] adv. law flagrante delicto … From formal English to slang
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
