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red-handed

[ red-han-did ]

adjective

  1. in the very act of a crime, wrongdoing, etc., or in possession of self-incriminating evidence:

    They caught him red-handed dipping into the till.



red-handed

adjective

  1. postpositive in the act of committing a crime or doing something wrong or shameful (esp in the phrase catch red-handed )
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ-ˈ󲹲Ի, adverb
  • ˌ-ˈ󲹲ԻԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • -󲹲ԻĻ·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of red-handed1

First recorded in 1810–20
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of red-handed1

C19 (earlier, C15 red hand )
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Caught red-handed poisoning her abusive boyfriend, played by Alexander Skarsgård, Gaga embarks on a nine-minute, high-energy spectacle featuring a dramatic jailbreak, bold fashion, and more poisoning.

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“I am surprised that any president in any administration would at least 100 times be caught red-handed violating the law,” Becerra said at the time.

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Russian authorities say the American was "caught red-handed" with "classified information" while reporting in the city.

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He has long claimed that everyone he killed was a “criminal” who he caught red-handed breaking into these buildings.

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The Russian authorities say the American was "caught red-handed" with "classified information".

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