in flagrante

English

Adverb

in flagrante (not comparable)

1. Ellipsis of in flagrante delicto.
   • 1999, Salman Rushdie, The Ground Beneath Her Feet, New York: Henry Holt, page 495:

     He is believed to be a patron of certain brothels and élite “home delivery” services specializing in celebrity look-alikes. On one occasion he was actually caught in flagrante with a counterfeit Vina in the back of a super-stretch, but when the sharp-eyed cop who saw the hooker responding to a signal and entering the limo understood what was going on, […]

   • 2004, Rex Pickett, Sideways, St. Martin's Griffin, →ISBN, page 292:

     “Great! A guy getting off a night shift who hasn't been laid in years finds his wife in flagrante with some hamburger-faced guy who hightails it out the front door in his underwear. We're walking into a hornet's nest, Jackson.”

   • 2005, William Leith, The Hungry Years, page 51:

     I saw one show in which a man was frustrated with his obese wife; she said she'd been on a diet, but she hadn't lost a pound, had in fact gained weight, and one day he left the house, got to the station, then realised he'd forgotten his wallet, and walked back to the house, and let himself in, and there she was, sitting at the kitchen table, in flagrante. Kentucky Fried Chicken. Large bucket. Large fries.

Italian

Adverb

in flagrante

1. in the act

See also

• in flagrante delicto

Swedish

Adverb

in flagrante (comparative in flagranteare, superlative in flagranteast)

1. Ellipsis of in flagrante delicto.
   • 2015 April 16, Tomas Groop, “Sexuella tjänster säljs allt mer på internet [Sexual services are increasingly sold on the internet]”, in SR P4 Gävleborg (local news):

     – Vår taktik är att försöka ta dem under själva akten. Förra året lyckades vi också lagföra några med byxorna nere, om jag så får säga.
     [–] Avslöjade "in flagrante" - på bar gärning, alltså?
     – Just precis! Bekräftar Kjell Timmerholm.

     – Our tactic is to try to catch them during the act itself. Last year we also managed to prosecute some with their pants down, if I may say so.
     [–] Exposed "in flagrante" - in the act, that is?
     – Exactly! Confirms Kjell Timmerholm.