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    3. 現行犯

    現行犯

    現げん行こう犯はん

    flagrante delicto

    KMT5News #8+1NounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab22 strokes

    げんこうはん

    Noun

    1.
    flagrante delicto, caught red-handed

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    彼かれは現げん行こう犯はんで逮たい捕ほされた。

    He was arrested red-handed.

    KMT5Politics & LawDaily Life
    警けい察さつは泥どろ棒ぼうを現げん行こう犯はんで捕つかまえた。

    The police caught the thief red-handed.

    KMT5Politics & LawDaily Life
    彼かれは不ふ正せい行こう為いの現げん行こう犯はんで、会かい社しゃから解かい雇こされた。

    He was fired from the company for being caught red-handed in misconduct.

    KMT6Work & CareerDaily Life
    現げん行こう犯はん逮たい捕ほの原げん則そくは、犯はん罪ざい捜そう査さにおいて重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果はたす。

    The principle of arrest in flagrante delicto plays an important role in criminal investigations.

    KMT7Politics & LawCore Concepts
    証しょう拠こが明めい白はくな場ば合あい、現げん行こう犯はんとしてすぐに起き訴そされることがある。

    If the evidence is clear, one may be immediately prosecuted as a perpetrator caught red-handed.

    KMT7Politics & LawDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    現
    あらわ.れる・あらわ.す・うつつ・うつ.つ…(3)
    present・existing・actual
    行
    い.く・ゆ.く・-ゆ.き・-ゆき・-い.き・-いき…(11)
    going・journey・carry out・conduct・act…(3)
    犯
    おか.す…(2)
    crime・sin・offense
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