to catch red-handed
Latin translation: in flagranti delicto exceptus, -a, -um/deprehensus, -a, -um
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5 hrs confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1in flagranti delicto exceptus, -a, -um/deprehensus, -a, -um Explanation: 'Exceptus' means 'caught unawares', 'deprehensus' (contracted form: 'deprensus') means 'caught by surprise'. 'Flagranti' is the preferred form here, for the reason which I explained in my note to Ms. Askew's rendering, that is, it's here used adjectivally, qualifying 'delicto'. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2010-01-29 16:09:52 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- However, my rendering above means 'caught red-handed'; 'to catch red-handed' is '(aliquem) in flagranti delicto excipere' or 'deprehendere'. |
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in flagrante delicto Explanation: http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:4syU0m7m5BYJ:www.proz.c... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 mins (2010-01-29 11:10:51 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- in flagrante delicto English translation: [caught] in the act Entered by: Marian Greenfield -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 mins (2010-01-29 11:12:03 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- however absolutely loads of references for in flagrantI delicto http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=flagranti de... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 mins (2010-01-29 11:14:33 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- however 279 hits for flagrantI 4,910 for flagrante also, Marian Greenfield is very knowledgeable in this field. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2010-01-29 16:30:50 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Definition "in flagranti" in the Collins English Dictionary ... in flagranti definition : in flagrante delicto adv (Chiefly law) while committing the offence; red-handed, (Also) flagrante delicto (Latin, literally: with ... dictionary.reverso.net/english-definition/in%20flagranti - United States - Similar -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2010-01-29 16:33:11 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- in flagrante delicto adv. Flagrante delicto. [New Latin in flagrante dlict : Latin in, in; see in-2 + Medieval Latin flagrante dlict, while the crime is blazing; see flagrante delicto.] The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. in flagrante delicto [ɪn fləˈgræntɪ dɪˈlɪktəʊ] adv (Law) Chiefly law while committing the offence; red-handed Also flagrante delicto [Latin, literally: with the crime still blazing] |
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| Reference Reference information: International law in historical perspective - Google Books Result J. H. W. Verzijl - 1978 - Law - 547 pages ... not be convicted on a charge of espionage, for which he could be tried only if captured in flagranti delicto. The acquittal was based, on the one hand, ... books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=9028601481... |
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