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Definition of Modus operandi
1. Noun. An unvarying or habitual method or procedure.
Generic synonyms: Procedure, Process
Specialized synonyms: Rat Race, Groove, Rut
Definition of Modus operandi
1. Noun. (colloquial) A person or thing's normal mode of operation. ¹
2. Noun. (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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Modus Operandi
Literary usage of Modus operandi
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1879)
"A few tabular statements of the contrasted modus operandi of the different drugs
would have greatly increased the value of the work to those who wished ..."
2. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1891)
"modus operandi of Blisters.—In his Address in Medicine at the Meeting of the
British Medical Association at Bournemouth, Dr. Lauder Brunton spoke on the ..."
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