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modus operandi noun

  /ˈmoʊ.dɘs ˌɑp.əɹ.ɛn.daɪ/ , /ˈmoʊ.dɘs ˌɑp.əɹ.ɛn.di/ , /ˈmɐʉ.dɘs ˌɔp.ɘ.ɹɛn.di/ , /ˈmɐʉ.dɘs ˌɔp.ɘ.ɹɛn.dɒe/ , /ˈməʊ.dʌs ˌɒp.ə.ɹæn.daɪ/
  • (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.
 modus operandi, mode opératoire

🇫🇷 fr en 🇬🇧

modus operandi noun {m}

  /mɔ.du.s‿ɔ.pe.ʁɑ̃.di/
modus operandi
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