English
Etymology
L. origin.
Idiom
wikipedia
en-noun|modi operandi
- idiom: A person or thing's normal mode of operation.
- (law enforcement) 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.
Quotations
2001 � w:Eoin Colfer|Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, p 92-93
:Failing that, if contact was absolutely necessary, a series of thumb jabs to the nerve cluster at the base of the neck would be his chosen modus operandi�quiet as a whisper.
Synonyms
MO
fr:modus operandi
ru:modus operandi
vi:modus operandi
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