Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to catch red-handed
Latin translation:
in flagranti delicto exceptus, -a, -um/deprehensus, -a, -um
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Joseph Brazauskas
Jan 29, 2010 11:04
14 yrs ago
English term
to catch red-handed
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Greetings,
I'm not sure which verb should be used here; furthermore, I am greatly confused as I find both in flagranti and in flagrante – surely both can't be right?
All the best, and many thanks,
Simon
I'm not sure which verb should be used here; furthermore, I am greatly confused as I find both in flagranti and in flagrante – surely both can't be right?
All the best, and many thanks,
Simon
Proposed translations
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| 5 +1 | in flagranti delicto exceptus, -a, -um/deprehensus, -a, -um |
Joseph Brazauskas
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| 4 | in flagrante delicto |
liz askew
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Feb 9, 2010 17:13: Joseph Brazauskas changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/61459">SeiTT's</a> old entry - "to catch red-handed"" to ""in flagranti delicto exceptus, -a, -um/deprehensus, -a, -um""
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in flagranti delicto exceptus, -a, -um/deprehensus, -a, -um
'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'.
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However, my rendering above means 'caught red-handed'; 'to catch red-handed' is '(aliquem) in flagranti delicto excipere' or 'deprehendere'.
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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
http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:4syU0m7m5BYJ:www.proz.c...
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in flagrante delicto
English translation: [caught] in the act
Entered by: Marian Greenfield
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however
absolutely loads of references for
in flagrantI delicto
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=flagranti de...
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however
279 hits for flagrantI
4,910 for flagrante
also, Marian Greenfield is very knowledgeable in this field.
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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
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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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in flagrante delicto
English translation: [caught] in the act
Entered by: Marian Greenfield
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Note added at 7 mins (2010-01-29 11:12:03 GMT)
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however
absolutely loads of references for
in flagrantI delicto
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=flagranti de...
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Note added at 10 mins (2010-01-29 11:14:33 GMT)
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however
279 hits for flagrantI
4,910 for flagrante
also, Marian Greenfield is very knowledgeable in this field.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2010-01-29 16:30:50 GMT)
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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
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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]
Peer comment(s):
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Joseph Brazauskas
: 'Flagranti' is the better form here, since participles used adjectivally ordinarily employ the i-stem form in the ablative, while those used substantively employ -e. Cf. Allen & Greenough, Latin Grammar, § 121.a.1f. But you did not translate 'caught'.
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Just quoting Marian, who is pretty expert in this field. I am no expert on Latin.
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Reference comments
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Reference:
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...
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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