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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

in the act en · ADP

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) In the process of doing something considered criminal or otherwise wrong; used to emphasize the eye-witness evidence.
    • He was caught in the act of climbing out the window.
    • She denied it but she had been spotted in the act.
    • He was caught in the act in the store after hours.

Synonyms

in flagrante delicto · red-handed

Translations (15)

ru с поли́чным (in the process of doing something) · da på fersk gerning (in the process of doing something) · tl huli sa akto (in the process of doing something) · de auf frischer Tat (in the process of doing something) · cmn 現行 /现行 (in the process of doing something) · pl na gorącym uczynku (in the process of doing something) · fr sur le fait (in the process of doing something) · nl op heterdaad (in the process of doing something) · ro prinde cu mâța în sac (in the process of doing something) · es con las manos en la masa (in the process of doing something) · ru на ме́сте преступле́ния (in the process of doing something) · fi itse teossa (in the process of doing something) · no på fersk gjerning (in the process of doing something) · es en el acto (in the process of doing something) · sv på bar gärning (in the process of doing something)