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modi operandi

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mo⋅dus op⋅e⋅ran⋅di

  [moh-duhs op-uh-ran-dee, -dahy; Lat. moh-doos oh-pe-rahn-dee]
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–noun, plural mo⋅di op⋅e⋅ran⋅di  [moh-dee op-uh-ran-dee, moh-dahy op-uh-ran-dahy; Lat. moh-dee oh-pe-rahn-dee] .
mode of operating or working.
Origin:
1645–55; < L modus operandī
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mo·dus op·er·an·di   (mō'dəs ŏp'ə-rān'dē, -dī')   
n.   pl. mo·di operandi (mō'dē, -dī) Abbr. MO

  1. A method of operating or functioning.

  2. A person's manner of working.


[New Latin modus operandī : Latin modus, mode + Latin operandī, genitive sing. gerund of operārī, to work.]
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Main Entry: mo·dus ope·ran·di
Pronunciation: "mO-d&s-"ä-p&-'ran-dE, -"dI
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, manner of operating
: a distinct pattern or method of operation esp. that indicates or suggests the work of a single criminal in more than one crime
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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