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modus operandi
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Modus operandi \Mo"dus op`er*an"di\[L.], manner of operating. Often abbreviated to MO
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.
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 of an unsolved crime to narrow down (limit to a specific list) or profile suspects.
WordNet
n. an unvarying or habitual method of procedure [syn: routine]
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.
Modus Operandi is the debut album by British drum and bass artist Photek. It was released on 9 September 1997 on the Virgin Records sublabel Science in Europe and on Astralwerks in the US.
The term Modus operandi is a Latin expression, often used in police work.
It could also refer to:
- Modus Operandi (album) 1997 album by Photek
- "Modus Operandi", 3rd album by the Italian Alternative/Metal band Nameless Crime (2010 - Copro/Casket Music)
- Modus Operandi (film) a film released in 2009, directed by Frankie Latina
- "Modus Operandi", a song by Classic Case
- "Modus Operandi", a song by Training For Utopia
- "Modus Operandi", a song by Die Heuwels Fantasties
- "Modus Operandi", a song by Front Line Assembly
- "Modus Operandi", a song by Airbase
- "Rare Species (Modus Operandi)", a song by Mobb Deep
- Modus Operandi, a multiplayer game by Simutronics
Modus Operandi, directed by Frankie Latina, is an independent feature film shot in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Tokyo, Japan. Latina examines the Exploitation film genre through a revenge tale about a desperate C.I.A. agent on a mission to find the man who murdered his wife.
The film stars Danny Trejo ( Machete, Heat, Predators), Mark Borchardt ( American Movie), Michael Sottile ( Reservoir Dogs), and Randy Russell ( American Job) as Agent Stanley Cashay.
The film premiered at the CineVegas Film Festival in June 2009, where it received critical acclaim and obtained sales representation from Submarine Entertainment. Modus Operandi was an official entry in the American Film Institute Film Festival where it screened at the historic Mann's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles in October 2009. The film played to sold-out audiences at the historic Landmark Oriental Theater during the Milwaukee Film Festival.
The film started its theatrical run on September 10, 2010 at the IFC Center in New York, with a pre-screening introduction from Sasha Grey and appearances by Danny Trejo and Mark Borchardt.
Modus Operandi was produced by Frankie Latina Motion Pictures, Special Entertainment, and Reign Supreme Entertainment and was distributed on DVD, Video On Demand, and Redbox by Kino on February 14, 2012.
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.