modus operandi

Signification (Anglais)

1. (colloquial) A person or thing's normal mode of operation.
2. 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.

Concepts

modus operandi

routine

Synonymes

routine

conduct

technique

trick

criminal technique

Traductions

Modus Operandi

modus operandi

modus operandi

rutina

modus operandi

Art und Weise

Kniff

Methode

Trick

Verfahren

τρόπος δράσης

μεθοδολογία δράσης

نمط

modus operandi

ordinaria amministrazione

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈməʊ.dʌs ˌɒp.ə.ɹæn.daɪ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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