2007-01-31 05:43:02 · 23 answers · asked by Budman 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Modus operandi
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For other uses of the term, please see Modus operandi (disambiguation)
Modus operandi (often used in the abbreviated form MO) is a Latin phrase, approximately translated as "mode of operation." The plural is modi operandi ("modes of operation"). It is used in police work to describe a criminal's characteristic patterns and style of work. It is also applied in fraud investigation when talking of behavior patterns that indicate specific types of fraud. eg. False identity is a key MO of retail banking sleeper fraud.
The term is also commonly used in English in a non-criminal sense to describe someone's habits or manner of working, the method of operating or functioning.
A criminal's MO may also be used in offender profiling, where it can also be used to find clues to the perpetrator's psychology.
The method of operation or MO is sometimes confused with a criminal's "signature". While a criminal's MO may change over time, his or her signature will usually stay the same.
2007-01-31 05:46:39 · answer #1 · answered by lola 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Modus Operandi
2007-01-31 14:39:00 · answer #2 · answered by mth83vt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Modus operandi.
Modus operandi (often used in the abbreviated form MO) is a Latin phrase, approximately translated as "mode of operation." The plural is modi operandi ("modes of operation"). It is used in police work to describe a criminal's characteristic patterns and style of work. It is also applied in fraud investigation when talking of behavior patterns that indicate specific types of fraud. eg. False identity is a key MO of retail banking sleeper fraud.
2007-01-31 13:51:19 · answer #3 · answered by borscht 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
M.O. is short for "Modus Operandi". It is a latin term that means "mode of operation."
2007-01-31 13:50:33 · answer #4 · answered by reacting 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Modus Operandi, or Mode of Operation.
2007-01-31 13:46:48 · answer #5 · answered by Critter Lady 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Motis Operandi
which I think means Method of Operating in Latin.
2007-01-31 13:48:08 · answer #6 · answered by Supreme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's actually from the Latin: modus operendi, which translates to Method of Operation.
2007-01-31 13:46:32 · answer #7 · answered by hatchland 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It stands for Method of Operation.
2007-01-31 13:46:12 · answer #8 · answered by Vivian D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Modus Operandi - way of working basically. like a robber who always goes in a window and only takes jewellery - that would be his MO (not always easy to spot though)
2007-01-31 13:46:22 · answer #9 · answered by jeanimus 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
MO = Modus Operandi
It is latin and translates to Method of Operation, meaning the way things are done.
2007-01-31 13:46:19 · answer #10 · answered by kja63 7 · 7⤊ 1⤋