Flagrancy: meaning, definitions and examples
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flagrancy
[ ˈfleɪɡrənsi ]
legal context
Flagrancy refers to an obvious and glaring violation of the law or moral standards. It suggests a blatant disregard for rules or conventions, often in a way that is conspicuous and shocking.
Synonyms
blatancy, flagrant conduct, outrageousness.
Examples of usage
- The flagrancy of the offense shocked the community.
- His flagrancy in ignoring safety protocols led to an accident.
- The court condemned the flagrancy of the lawbreaker’s actions.
- Such flagrancy in corruption cannot be tolerated.
Translations
Translations of the word "flagrancy" in other languages:
🇵🇹 flagrância
🇮🇳 अत्यधिक स्पष्टता
🇩🇪 Offensichtlichkeit
🇮🇩 keterbukaan
🇺🇦 явність
🇵🇱 jawność
🇯🇵 明白さ
🇫🇷 flagrante
🇪🇸 flagrancia
🇹🇷 aşikar olma
🇰🇷 명백함
🇸🇦 وضوح
🇨🇿 zřejmost
🇸🇰 zjavnosť
🇨🇳 明显性
🇸🇮 očitost
🇮🇸 augljós
🇰🇿 айқындық
🇬🇪 ხილულობა
🇦🇿 aşkar
🇲🇽 flagrancia
Etymology
The term 'flagrancy' originates from the Latin word 'flagrans', which is the present participle of 'flagrare', meaning 'to burn' or 'to blaze'. This etymology ties to the idea of something being conspicuously evident, almost as if it is burning brightly in the open. The transition into English retained this connotation of something that is unmistakably visible or evident, especially concerning wrongdoing. The word has been used in legal and moral contexts to describe actions that are not just wrong but are carried out with such openness that they provoke attention and outrage. Over the centuries, 'flagrancy' has been utilized in various legal texts, emphasizing the severity and blatant nature of offenses, particularly in criminal law, to denote actions that are egregious and warrant serious consequences.