modus operandi

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin modus operandī, from modus (“manner, method”) and operandī (“of working”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈməʊ.dʌs ˌɒp.ə.ɹæn.daɪ/
  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈmɐʉ.dɘs ˌɔp.ɘ.ɹɛn.dɒe/, /ˈmɐʉ.dɘs ˌɔp.ɘ.ɹɛn.di/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmoʊ.dɘs ˌɑp.əɹ.ɛn.daɪ/, /ˈmoʊ.dɘs ˌɑp.əɹ.ɛn.di/

Noun

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modus operandi (plural modi operandi or modus operandis)

  1. (colloquial) A person or thing's normal mode of operation.
    • 2001, Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, pages 92–93:
      Failing that, if contact was absolutely necessary, a series of thumb jabs to the nerve cluster at the base of the neck would be his chosen modus operandi—quiet as a whisper.
  2. (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.

Synonyms

Translations

Cebuano

Etymology

From English modus operandi, borrowed from Latin modus operandī.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: mo‧dus‧o‧pe‧ran‧di

Noun

modus operandi

  1. (law enforcement) a modus operandi
  2. a person or thing's normal mode of operation

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:modus operandi.

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔ.dys ɔ.pe.ʁɑ̃(n).di/

Noun

modus operandi m (plural modus operandi)

  1. (law enforcement) modus operandi
    Synonym: mode opératoire

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin modus operandī (literally “method of working”).

Noun

modus operandi m (invariable)

  1. modus operandi

Polish

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin modus operandī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.dus ɔ.pɛˈran.di/
  • Syllabification: mo‧dus o‧pe‧ran‧di

Noun

modus operandi m inan (indeclinable)

  1. (literary) modus operandi (person or thing's method of operation)

Further reading

Portuguese

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin modus operandī.

Pronunciation

Noun

modus operandi m (plural modus operandi or modi operandi)

  1. modus operandi (method of operation)

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin modus operandī (literally “manner or method of working”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmodus opeˈɾandi/
  • Syllabification: mo‧dus o‧pe‧ran‧di

Noun

modus operandi m (plural modus operandi)

  1. modus operandi

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

modus operandi n

  1. (criminal or more general) modus operandi

References

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