in flagrante delictoadv.

Brit.

/ˌɪn fləˌɡranteɪ dᵻˈlɪktəʊ/,

/ˌɪn fləˌɡrantɪ dᵻˈlɪktəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌɪn fləˌɡrɑnˌteɪ dəˈlɪkˌtoʊ/,

/ˌɪn fləˌɡrænˌteɪ dəˈlɪkˌtoʊ/

Forms: 1600s– in flagrante delicto, 1600s– in flagranti delicto.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin in flagrante delicto, in flagranti delicto.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin in flagranti delicto (1552 or earlier), in flagrante delicto (1587 in a French context, or earlier; compare flagrante delicto (1596 or earlier)) < classical Latin in in prep. + flagrante (also flagranti ), ablative of flagrāns flagrant adj. + delictō , ablative of delictum delict n.Compare Middle French, French en flagrant délit (1551 as en flagrant delict, or earlier). Compare also in flagranti crimine ( < post-classical Latin in flagranti crimine (1535 or earlier)):1622 T. Matthew Of Love Iesus Christ vii. 40 This Apostle..was (as we may say) in flagranti crimine, in the very seate and chaire of sinne.a1626 L. Andrewes XCVI Serm. (1629) 825 So many as in flagranti crimine, in the very act of treacherie, are taken away.This Latin phrase is also attested earlier in an English context:1589 Sir T. Smith's Common-welth (rev. ed.) 101 If he pleade not guiltie, as commonly all theeues, robbers and murtherers doe,..though they be taken with the maner, which in Latine they call in flagranti crimine.

In the act of committing an offence. In later use: spec. in the act of having sexual intercourse, esp. of an adulterous nature. Cf. in flagrante adv.

ΚΠ

1609 R. Parsons Quiet Reckoning v. 310 Why doth he now againe, being taken in flagrante delicto, misalleage Nauclerus words after that he had seene and read him.

1647 Short Disc. Power Parl. 3 Theeves and murderers taken in flagrante delicto, in the very act of a heynous crime, are not more hardly dealt withall.

1742 Answers for John Morison in Drummardoch 3 A Thief is catched in flagrante delicto, the stoln Goods found in his Possession.

1772 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra II. lxviii. 314 A person positively charged with feloniously stealing and taken in flagrante delicto, with the stolen goods upon him, is not bailable.

1832 F. Palgrave Rise & Progress Eng. Commonw. p. clxxxvii, (margin) The persons killed were beheaded by the Defendants as thieves, they having been taken in flagrante delicto.

1876 P. J. Van Beneden Animal Parasites & Messmates 2 The sharper passes for an honest man as long as he has not been taken in flagrante delicto.

1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 19 Mar. 209/1 The conspirators were caught in flagrante delicto.

1987 R. Hall Kisses of Enemy (1990) iv. lc. 508 A boatload of politicians being photographed in flagrante delicto with a wellknown prostitute.

2001 P. P. Read Alice in Exile (2002) iv. i. 299 She once caught him in flagrante delicto with the village schoolteacher and has never forgiven him.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	in flagrante delicto
释义	in flagrante delictoadv. Brit. /ˌɪn fləˌɡranteɪ dᵻˈlɪktəʊ/, /ˌɪn fləˌɡrantɪ dᵻˈlɪktəʊ/, U.S. /ˌɪn fləˌɡrɑnˌteɪ dəˈlɪkˌtoʊ/, /ˌɪn fləˌɡrænˌteɪ dəˈlɪkˌtoʊ/ Forms: 1600s– in flagrante delicto, 1600s– in flagranti delicto. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin in flagrante delicto, in flagranti delicto. Etymology: < post-classical Latin in flagranti delicto (1552 or earlier), in flagrante delicto (1587 in a French context, or earlier; compare flagrante delicto (1596 or earlier)) < classical Latin in in prep. + flagrante (also flagranti ), ablative of flagrāns flagrant adj. + delictō , ablative of delictum delict n.Compare Middle French, French en flagrant délit (1551 as en flagrant delict, or earlier). Compare also in flagranti crimine ( < post-classical Latin in flagranti crimine (1535 or earlier)):1622 T. Matthew Of Love Iesus Christ vii. 40 This Apostle..was (as we may say) in flagranti crimine, in the very seate and chaire of sinne.a1626 L. Andrewes XCVI Serm. (1629) 825 So many as in flagranti crimine, in the very act of treacherie, are taken away.This Latin phrase is also attested earlier in an English context:1589 Sir T. Smith's Common-welth (rev. ed.) 101 If he pleade not guiltie, as commonly all theeues, robbers and murtherers doe,..though they be taken with the maner, which in Latine they call in flagranti crimine. In the act of committing an offence. In later use: spec. in the act of having sexual intercourse, esp. of an adulterous nature. Cf. in flagrante adv. ΚΠ 1609 R. Parsons Quiet Reckoning v. 310 Why doth he now againe, being taken in flagrante delicto, misalleage Nauclerus words after that he had seene and read him. 1647 Short Disc. Power Parl. 3 Theeves and murderers taken in flagrante delicto, in the very act of a heynous crime, are not more hardly dealt withall. 1742 Answers for John Morison in Drummardoch 3 A Thief is catched in flagrante delicto, the stoln Goods found in his Possession. 1772 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra II. lxviii. 314 A person positively charged with feloniously stealing and taken in flagrante delicto, with the stolen goods upon him, is not bailable. 1832 F. Palgrave Rise & Progress Eng. Commonw. p. clxxxvii, (margin) The persons killed were beheaded by the Defendants as thieves, they having been taken in flagrante delicto. 1876 P. J. Van Beneden Animal Parasites & Messmates 2 The sharper passes for an honest man as long as he has not been taken in flagrante delicto. 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 19 Mar. 209/1 The conspirators were caught in flagrante delicto. 1987 R. Hall Kisses of Enemy (1990) iv. lc. 508 A boatload of politicians being photographed in flagrante delicto with a wellknown prostitute. 2001 P. P. Read Alice in Exile (2002) iv. i. 299 She once caught him in flagrante delicto with the village schoolteacher and has never forgiven him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1609
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