In flagrante delicto

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In flagrante delicto (Latin for "in blazing offence"), sometimes simply in flagrante ("in blazing"), is a legal term used to indicate that a criminal has been caught in the act of committing an offence (compare corpus delicti). The colloquial "caught red-handed" and "caught rapid" are English equivalents.[1][2]

Aside from the legal meaning, the Latin term is often used colloquially as euphemism for someone being caught in the midst of sexual activity.[3][4]

Etymology

The phrase combines the

preposition in, not indicating motion, takes the ablative. The closest literal translation would be "in blazing offence", where "blazing
" is a metaphor for vigorous, highly visible action.

Worldwide

Latin America

In many Latin American countries, being caught in flagrante (Spanish: en flagrancia, Portuguese: em flagrante) is a common legal requirement for both

non-bailable crime, and whether or not a member's detention should continue is decided by their parliamentary peers.[10]

Japan

In Japan, the phrase's translation, Genkōhan (現行犯), is used to refer to citizen's arrest, and is listed under Section 213 of the Code of Criminal Procedure as such.

See also

References

  1. ^ Jennifer Speake, ed. (1999). The Oxford Essential Dictionary of Foreign Terms in English. Berkley Books, Oxford University Press.
  2. ^ Jonathan Law & Elizabeth A. Martin (2009). A Dictionary of Law. Oxford University Press.
  3. ^ "in flagrante". Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2012. if somebody is found or caught in flagrante, they are discovered doing something that they should not be doing, especially having sex
  4. ^ "in flagrante delicto". Merriam-Webster. 2 : in the midst of sexual activity
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  6. ^ Graham, Luis Enrique; Ramos, Carlos (2019). Villa, Vanessa Pinto (ed.). Latin American investigations guide (PDF). Hogan Lovells. p. 120.
  7. ^ Rosenn, Keith (1 July 1992). "A Comparison of the Protection of Individual Rights in the New Constitutions of Colombia and Brazil". University of Miami Inter-American Law Review. 23 (3): 667 (detention), 677 (search and seizure).
  8. ^ Marcella, Gabriel (December 2009). "Democratic Governance and the Rule of Law : Lessons From Colombia". Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College: 30.
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  10. doi:10.5131/AJCL.2010.0033
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