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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

How to say some words. Please help me!!!

Hi!

When someone is robbed, the first step is to go to a nearby police station and present / take a formal accusation or complaint at the police station , in other words, the victim presents an official occurence report at the police station . Is it ok ?

Is it also correct to say:

- He was arrested flagrantly;

- To pay an indemnity.

Thanks in advance,

Camille
  

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) Of course I'm not familiar with all the terms used in other countries, but "offical occurence report" is not one I am familiar with. He was arrested flagrantly - what do you mean to say by this? His arrest was spectacular?

  • ) Of course I'm not familiar with all the terms used in other countries, but "offical occurence report" is not one I am familiar with.
  • He was arrested flagrantly - what do you mean to say by this?
  • His arrest was spectacular?
  • Like, he was arrested at his own wedding in the middle of taking his vows?
  • To pay an indemnity .
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Camille, simply say "the first step is to go to the nearest police station and file a report." (These days, the first thing you do is call 911 from your cell phone, in the U.S.) Of course I'm not familiar with all the terms used in other countries, but "offical occurence report" is not one I am familiar with.

He was arrested flagrantly - what do you mean to s
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Did you mean to say arrested in flagrante (delicto)? In that case, say "He was caught red-handed" or "He was caught in the act".
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Yes! That's it!

Thanks, Anonymous.

Best wishes,

Camille
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Hi, Grammar Geek!

What I am trying to say in : "He was arrested flagrantly" is : The police arrived at the moment that a burglar/thief was robbing/stealing and arrested him. Another person (Anonymous) answered the expression is: he was caught red-handed/he was caught in the act.

My idea about paying an indemnity: "The company had t
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Hi,

"The company had to pay a high indemnity for a group of employees". Is it OK ?

It's hard to understand what you are trying to say here. Can you say it in another way, and provide a bit more context? I suspect that 'pay an indemnity' is probably not the correct expression here.

Best wishes, Clive

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