red handed
adj. Derived from the term "bloody-hand", which was one of four kinds of offences in the king's forest, by which the offender is supposed to have killed a deer. In Scotland, in such like crimes they say "Taken in the fact, or with the red hand".
- Thomas Blount's Law Dictionary and Glossary, 1717
In modern times, this term refers to catching someone in the act of doing something they aren't supposed to do.
- Thomas Blount's Law Dictionary and Glossary, 1717
In modern times, this term refers to catching someone in the act of doing something they aren't supposed to do.
red handed by Markus Melarkus September 29, 2005
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