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modus operandi
Word definitions for modus operandi in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Modus operandi \Mo"dus op`er*an"di\[L.], manner of operating. Often abbreviated to MO
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context colloquial English) A person or thing's normal mode of operation. 2 (context law enforcement English) A known criminal's established habits and mode of work when committing specific offences, especially fraud, matched with characteristics ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an unvarying or habitual method of procedure [syn: routine ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A modus operandi is someone's habits of working, particularly in the context of business or criminal investigations. It is a Latin phrase, approximately translated as "method of operation". In English , it is often shortened to M.O.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"way of doing or accomplishing," 1650s, Latin, literally "mode of operating" (see modus ). Abbreviation m.o. is attested from 1955.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ It also gave the opening for reaching a more satisfactory modus operandi with the Writers' Union. ▪ Its typical modus operandi is not to bid but threaten effectively to liquidate the trust, a vote of corporate hara-kiri. ▪ Life ...
Usage examples of modus operandi.
What are the chances that there would be two lust killers operating in the same area at the same time, with virtually the same modus operandi—.
His modus operandi, as we know it, was not to show up at anyone's door unless he intended to murder and maul that person.
And he'd look for more killings with the Leng modus operandi: the signature dissection of the spinal cord.
The same modus operandi: he dug a hole in a snowdrift, chose a prostitute on her way home and dragged her in.
It was empty and cheap to her, and he was certain this was her modus operandi.