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modus operandi

[ moh-duhs op-uh-ran-dee, -dahy; Latin moh-doos oh-pe-rahn-dee ]

noun

plural modi operandi
  1. a mode of operating or working:

    The aim of a scientist is to investigate the modus operandi of the natural world.

  2. one鈥檚 usual way of doing something: : MO

    A criminal鈥檚 modus operandi can give the police a lead.



modus operandi

/ -藞r忙nda瑟; 藞m蓹蕣d蓹s 藢蓲p蓹藞r忙ndi藧 /

noun

  1. procedure; method of operating
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

modus operandi

  1. The way someone does something; a characteristic method: 鈥淗er modus operandi in buying a new car always included a month of research.鈥 This phrase , often abbreviated 鈥渕.o.,鈥 is used by police to describe a criminal's characteristic way of committing a crime. From Latin , meaning 鈥渕ethod of operation.鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of modus operandi1

First recorded in 1645鈥55; New Latin: literally 鈥渕ode of working鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of modus operandi1

C17: from Latin
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The modus operandi of the heist could help narrow the search of suspects.

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"I learnt an awful lot more about his modus operandi - and got some more insights into how he continues to not get caught," he said.

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Promoting unqualified white men over qualified women and minorities isn't just the modus operandi of the Trump administration.

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Trump is turning the world upside down, stomping on common sense and sowing pure chaos 鈥 admittedly, his standard modus operandi.

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Those short bits at least offered the pretense of objectivity 鈥 the 鈥渇air and balanced鈥 mantra Fox News has long insisted is its modus operandi.

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