What does red-handed mean?
Definitions for red-handed
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Princeton's WordNet
red-handedadverb
in the act of committing a crime or other reprehensible act
"caught red-handed"
red-handedadverb
doing something reprehensible or showing clear evidence of having done something reprehensible
"he was caught red-handed"
Wiktionary
red-handedadverb
In the act of wrongdoing.
His mother caught him red-handed, reaching into the cookie jar.
Wikipedia
Red-Handed
"Red-Handed" is the 15th episode of the American fairy tale/drama television series Once Upon a Time, which aired in the United States on ABC on March 11, 2012. The series takes place in the fictional seaside town of Storybrooke, Maine, in which the residents are actually characters from various fairy tales that were transported to the "real world" town by a powerful curse. This episode deals with Red Riding Hood's backstory, and Ruby being hired by Emma. It was written by Jane Espenson, while being directed by Ron Underwood.
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red-handed
Red-handed refers to being caught in the act of doing something wrong or illegal, clearly showing evidence of guilt. This phrase typically describes someone who is discovered while committing a crime, leaving no doubt about their guilt.
Webster Dictionary
Red-handed
having hands red with blood; in the very act, as if with red or bloody hands; -- said of a person taken in the act of homicide; hence, fresh from the commission of crime; as, he was taken red-hand or red-handed
Editors Contribution
red-handed
Red-handed (adverb, adjective) is the state of having an illegal act under law.
Red-handed an order that takes place to someone who commited a crime.
Submitted by pinkss5 on September 27, 2015
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of red-handed in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of red-handed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of red-handed in a Sentence
But the thing is, I have been running against real Republicans. ... And the real Republicans that I have been running against have been easy to catch red-handed telling outright lies. brian Fitzpatrick have that same precious thing -- there is a sense from people that Brian Fitzpatrick are one of them.
This should be game-changing, poachers and traffickers are still there. This could catch them red-handed.
Translations for red-handed
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- متلبس بالجريمةArabic
- při činuCzech
- på fersk gerningDanish
- auf frischer Tat, in flagrantiGerman
- en flagrancia, con las manos en la masa, in fragantiSpanish
- با دستهای قرمزPersian
- rysän päältäFinnish
- en flagrant délitFrench
- in flagranza, con le mani nel saccoItalian
- 現行犯Japanese
- in flagrante delictoLatin
- op heterdaadDutch
- na gorącym uczynkuPolish
- em flagrante, com a boca na botijaPortuguese
- поличное, место преступленияRussian
- på bar gärning, med fingrarna i syltburkenSwedish
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