Josiah
Senior Member
- Location
- 50 miles east of Cincinnati, OH
modus operandi
[moh-duh s op-uh-ran-dee, -dahy]
noun,
1. mode of operating or working.
2. a particular way or method of doing something, especially one that is characteristic or well-established.
3. (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. Often abbreviated m.o. or MO particularly when referring to a criminal's MO.
The targeted killings of former Mujahedeen commanders in the north and tribal elders in the south mark a strategic shift in the Taliban’s modus operandi. [New York Times]
[moh-duh s op-uh-ran-dee, -dahy]
noun,
1. mode of operating or working.
2. a particular way or method of doing something, especially one that is characteristic or well-established.
3. (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. Often abbreviated m.o. or MO particularly when referring to a criminal's MO.
The targeted killings of former Mujahedeen commanders in the north and tribal elders in the south mark a strategic shift in the Taliban’s modus operandi. [New York Times]