REDHANDED

Adjective

redhanded (comparative more redhanded, superlative most redhanded)

Alternative spelling of red-handed

Source: Wiktionary

Red"-hand` (rd"hnd`), Red"-hand`ed (-hnd`d), a. or adv.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition