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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Modus operandi \Mo"dus op`er*an"di\[L.],
manner of operating. Often abbreviated to MO
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Modus \Mo"dus\, n.; pl. Modi. [L. See Mode.] (Old Law)
1. The arrangement of, or mode of expressing, the terms of a
contract or conveyance.
2. (Law) A qualification involving the idea of variation or
departure from some general rule or form, in the way of
either restriction or enlargement, according to the
circumstances of the case, as in the will of a donor, an
agreement between parties, and the like. --Bracton.
3. (Law) A fixed compensation or equivalent given instead of
payment of tithes in kind, expressed in full by the phrase
modus decimandi. --Blackstone.
They, from time immemorial, had paid a modus, or
composition. --Landor.
Modus operandi[L.], manner of operating.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
modus operandi
n : an unvarying or habitual method of procedure [syn: routine]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
modus operandi
French n.
(lb fr police) (l en modus operandi)
Italian n.
(l en modus operandi)
Polish n.
(lb pl literary) (l en modus operandi) (gl: person or thing's method
of operation)
Spanish n.
(l en modus operandi)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
modus operandi
n.
1 (lb en colloquial) A person or thing's normal mode of operation.
2 (lb en 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.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
modus operandi
Italian n.
(l en modus operandi)
n.
1 (lb en colloquial) A person or thing's normal mode of operation.
2 (lb en 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.
Portuguese n.
(l en modus operandi) (gloss: method of operation)
Swedish n.
n (criminal or more general) #English
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
modus operandi
Italian n.
(l en modus operandi)
n.
1 (lb en colloquial) A person or thing's normal mode of operation.
2 (lb en 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.
Portuguese n.
(l en modus operandi) (gloss: method of operation)
Swedish n.
n (criminal or more general) #English
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
modus operandi
Latina n.
toimintatapa, toimintaperiaate, tapa toimia
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
modus operandi
Latin n.
förfaringssätt
From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]
Modus operandi /mˈoːdʊs ˌoːpeːrˈandiː/ (MO /mˈoː/)
modus operandi MO, /mˈoː/
"der Modus operandi der Einbrecherbande" - the modus operandi of the burglar gang
Synonym: Vorgehensweise
see: Der Täter ging in allen Fällen nach dem gleichen Schema vor.
From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]
Modus Operandi /ˌmoːdʊs ʔopəˈʁandi/ /ˌmɔdʊs ʔopəˈʁandi/
modus operandi
Methode des Handelns; Art und Weise, wie eine Maschine operiert; Art und Weise, wie eine Person normalerweise agiert
From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-spa ]
Modus Operandi /ˌmoːdʊs ʔopəˈʁandi/ /ˌmɔdʊs ʔopəˈʁandi/
modus operandi
Methode des Handelns; Art und Weise, wie eine Maschine operiert; Art und Weise, wie eine Person normalerweise agiert
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
modus operandi /mˈəʊdəs ˌɒpəɹˈandi/
zavedený postup
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
modus operandi /mˈəʊdəs ˌɒpəɹˈandi/ (MO /mˈəʊ/)
Modus operandi MO, /mˈəʊ/ , Vorgehensweise
Note: einer Person/Gruppe
"the modus operandi of the burglar gang" - der Modus operandi der Einbrecherbande
"In all cases the offender used the same modus operandi." - Der Täter ging in allen Fällen nach dem gleichen Schema vor.
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
modus operandi //ˈmɐʉ.dɘs ˌɔp.ɘ.ɹɛn.di// //ˈmɐʉ.dɘs ˌɔp.ɘ.ɹɛn.dɒe// //ˈməʊ.dʌs ˌɒp.ə.ɹæn.daɪ//
toimintatapa 2.
habits from a criminal
3.
person or thing's method of operation
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
modus operandi /mˈəʊdəs ˌɒpəɹˈandi/
eljárási mód
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
35 Moby Thesaurus words for "modus operandi":
MO, algorithm, approach, attack, course, fashion, form, guise,
line, line of action, lines, manner, manner of working, means,
method, methodology, mode, mode of operation, mode of procedure,
order, practice, procedure, proceeding, process, routine, style,
system, tack, technique, the drill, the how, the way of, tone, way,
wise
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
(拉丁文)做法
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