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modi operandi

modi operandi is the plural of modus operandi.

Meaning of modus operandi

Noun

modus operandi (plural modi operandi or modus operandis)

  1. (colloquial) A person or thing's normal mode of operation.
    • 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.2001, Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, pages 92–93
  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.

Questions about modi operandi

What is modi operandi the plural of?
Modi operandi is the plural of modus operandi.

Words near modi operandi in the dictionary

  1. modettes
  2. Modewarre
  3. Modglin
  4. Modglins
  5. modi
  6. modi operandi
  7. modi vivendi
  8. Modi'in
  9. modica
  10. Modican
  11. modicity

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