modus operandi
modus operandi
Definition
mo·dus operan·di (mō′dəs äp′ə ran′dī, -dē)
modus operandi
Law Definition
n
Latin
A method of operating.
modus operandi
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- teacher: The modus operandi of teachers in specialist Services is different from that of mainstream teachers.
- industry: Tobacco Explored is an interactive exploration of cynicism: a journey into the modus operandi of the tobacco industry.
- organization: Additionally, the cultural differences and modus operandi of organizations at the interface are generally dictated by their sources of funding.
- system: The current modus operandi of wireless transmission systems is each individual system operates on its own.
Possessives
- company: The company's modus operandi is the centralized production of homogenized, repackaged faux " local " news.
- killer: And the white lines on her fingernails are the telltale sign of her killer's modus operandi: arsenic poisoning.
- terrorist: The internet has become part of the terrorist's modus operandi.
Converse of object
- have: Friend and initial partner with McClaren they had a similar modus operandi of running bands.
- establish: These properties should be valued on a derived industrial basis having regard to the established modus operandi for Car auctions.
- show: I also wanted to show the modus operandi of the deniers, sort of unpack what they do and how they do it.
- use: Incidents involved different kinds of waste, of varying amounts, using different modus operandi, and involving different kinds of offenders.
- follow: Sr de Menezes was carrying no bag, which instantly meant he wasn't following the modus operandi of the eight previous bomb attempts.
Adjective modifier
- current: The current modus operandi of wireless transmission systems is each individual system operates on its own.
- basic: Hard but flexible The basic modus operandi is fairly simple.
- same: Sasha is a master technician and purist, and always employs the same modus operandi - building a set patiently, progressively.
- similar: The evidence presented to the DTI points very clearly to a similar modus operandi to Imperial.
- own: But that is not quite true when it comes to my own modus operandi.
- preferred: Silence and secrecy, punctuated with disingenuousness have consistently been its preferred modus operandi.
Browse dictionary entries near modus operandi
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