the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > guilt > [adjective] > and caught in the act
society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > arrest > [adjective] > arrested > caught in the act
1655 Bp. J. Taylor ix. §1 (R.) Of the thief on the cross and the deprehended adultress.
1660 Bp. J. Taylor II. iii. i. Rule 1 §12.