| 词条 | In flagrante delicto |
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The phrase combines the present active participle flagrāns (flaming or blazing) with the noun dēlictum (offence, misdeed, or crime). In this term the Latin 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. In Japan, the phrase's translation, Genkōhan ({{Nihongo|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. Aside from the legal meaning, the Latin term is often used colloquially as a euphemism for someone's being caught in the midst of sexual activity.[3][4] See also
References1. ^{{cite book|title=The Oxford Essential Dictionary of Foreign Terms in English|author= Jennifer Speake (Editor)|date=1999|publisher=Berkley Books, Oxford University Press}} 2. ^{{cite book|title=A Dictionary of Law|author= Jonathan Law & Elizabeth A. Martin|publisher=Oxford University Press |date=2009}} 3. ^{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary |title=in flagrante |quote=if somebody is found or caught in flagrante, they are discovered doing something that they should not be doing, especially having sex |url=http://oaadonline.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/in+flagrante+delicto#in-flagrante__2}} 4. ^{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Merriam-Webster |title=in flagrante delicto |quote=2 : in the midst of sexual activity |url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in+flagrante+delicto}} External links
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