modus operandi
Meanings
noun
- A person or thing's normal mode of operation.
- 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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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin modus operandī, from modus (“manner, method”) and operandī (“of working”).
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