Flagrancy

/ˈfleɪɡrənsi/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being flagrant; the act of committing something obviously wrong or shocking in an unashamed way.

Etymology

From Late Latin 'flagrantia' (the state of burning or blazing), derived from 'flagrare' (to burn). The noun form describes the quality or condition of being flagrant, which evolved from the literal sense of burning brightly.

Kelly Says

In law, the term 'flagrancy' appears in phrases like 'in flagrante delicto' (caught in the act), which preserves the Latin idea of being caught 'while the crime is still burning hot'!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደሚታይ
en-de-mee-tai
ARالعربية
وضوح
wa-zooh
BNবাংলা
স্পষ্ট
sp-ost
CACatalà
flagrant
fla-gran
CSČeština
flagrantní
fla-gran-tnee
DADansk
flagrante
fla-gran-te
DEDeutsch
Offenkundigkeit
off-en-kun-di-ga-keit
ELΕλληνικά
προφανής
pro-fan-is
ESEspañol
flagrancia
fla-gran-thee-ah
FAفارسی
واضح
va-dih
FISuomi
avuli
a-vu-li
FRFrançais
flagrante
fla-gran
GUGU
ખુલ્લે
khul-le
HAHA
gwanai
gwa-nai
HEעברית
ברור
ba-ru
HIहिन्दी
खुलकर
khul-kar
HUMagyar
flagrant
fla-gran
IDBahasa Indonesia
keberanian
ke-be-ra-ni-an
IGIG
ihe
ee-he
ITItaliano
flagrante
fla-gran-te
JA日本語
明白さ
me-i-ba-sa
KKKK
анық
a-nyq
KMKM
ប្រកបដោយ
brak-pa-doi
KO한국어
뻔뻔함
ppyeon-ppyeon-ham
MRMR
स्पष्ट
s-p-sh-t
MSBahasa Melayu
jelas
je-las
MYမြန်မာ
ပြင်း
pyin
NLNederlands
flagrante
fla-gran-te
NONorsk
flagrante
fla-gran-te
PAPA
ਖੁલ્લੀ
khul-lee
PLPolski
flagrantność
fla-gran-tnosc
PTPortuguês
flagrante
fla-gran-te
RORomână
flagranță
fla-gran-tsa
RUРусский
явность
yav-no-st'
SVSvenska
flagranta
fla-gran-ta
SWKiswahili
wazi
wa-zi
TAதமிழ்
மெய்ப்பாடு
mey-paa-du
TEతెలుగు
ఖచ్చితంగా
khachchitha-nga
THไทย
ชัดเจน
chat-chen
TLTL
malinaw
ma-li-naw
TRTürkçe
açıkça
ah-kee-cha
UKУкраїнська
явність
yav-nist'
URاردو
ظاہر
za-ha-ar
VITiếng Việt
mở mạc
mo-moc
YOYO
ni gbà
ni gba
ZH中文
公然
gong-ran
ZUZU
ngaphandle
ngah-p-han-dle

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