modus operandi — meaning in English
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English meaning
- modus operandi noun The particular way in which a person or organisation habitually does something, especially a pattern recognisable across repeated occasions.
Senses
modus operandi is used for these senses in English:
- modus operandi (colloquial) A person or thing's normal mode of operation.
- modus operandi (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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