flagrance

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Bats’ nocturnal and elusive lifestyle also means scientists rarely have the chance to observe them in flagrante delicto.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 20, 2023

She provides an intriguing history of the term “white-collar crime” and wonders why so many white-collar offenders avoid significant punishment, even when caught in flagrante.

From Washington Post • Oct. 22, 2020

According to statistics that they freely share with the press, seventy-three per cent of their identifications have led to criminal charges; many of these suspects, realizing that they have been caught in flagrante, plead guilty.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 15, 2016

Even when they involve 14-foot tiger sharks preserved in formaldehyde or pictures of Jeff Koons in flagrante delicto, commercial art gallery exhibitions in New York don’t often draw capacity crowds.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2011

It is so seldom that an obscure author catches anyone flagrante delicto on his book.

From Wappin' Wharf A Frightful Comedy of Pirates by Flory, Julia McCune