in flagrante
adverb/ˌɪn fləˈɡrænti/
/ˌɪn fləˈɡrænti/
(also in flagrante delicto
(from Latin, literary or humorous)/ˌɪn fləˌɡrænti dɪˈlɪktəʊ/
/ˌɪn fləˌɡrænti dɪˈlɪktəʊ/
)- if somebody is found or caught in flagrante, they are discovered doing something that they should not be doing, especially having sex
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