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in the act

in the act prepositional phrase: in the process of doing something considered criminal or otherwise wrong; used to emphasize the eye-witness evidence.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) In the process of doing something considered criminal or otherwise wrong; used to emphasize the eye-witness evidence.
    • She denied it but she had been spotted in the act.
    • He was caught in the act in the store after hours.

in the act meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

in the act in Tamil

கையும் களவுமாக

in the act in Tagalog

in the process of doing something
huli sa akto

Synonyms of in the act

Questions about in the act

What does in the act mean?
In the act means in the process of doing something considered criminal or otherwise wrong; used to emphasize the eye-witness evidence.
What is in the act in Tamil?
In the act in Tamil is கையும் களவுமாக. See In the act meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is in the act?
In the act is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in the act in the dictionary

  1. in terrorem clause
  2. in terrorem clauses
  3. in that
  4. in that case
  5. in the abstract
  6. in the act
  7. in the aggregate
  8. in the air
  9. in the altogether
  10. in the arms of Morpheus
  11. in the arms of Murphy

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