a way of doing or accomplishing something
Origin of modus operandi
Classical Latinmodus operandi
mo·dus op·er·an·di
noun
The definition of a modus operandi is a way of doing something.
An example of modus operandi is driving on the left side of the road in the US.
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modus operandi
noun
pl. mo·di operandi, Abbr. MO- A method of operating or functioning.
- A person's manner of working.
Origin of modus operandi
New Latin modus operandī Latin modus mode Latin operandī genitive sing. gerund of operārī to workTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural modi operandi)
- (colloquial) 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.
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modus operandi - Legal Definition
n
Latin
A method of operating.
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Words near modus operandi in the dictionary
- modus operandi
- modus operandi (Latin)
- modus-operandum
- modus-operandus