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A modus operandi (often shortened to M.O. or MO) is an individual's habits of working, particularly in the context of business or criminal investigations, but also generally. It is a Latin phrase, approximately translated as ' mode (or manner) of operating ' .
However, with some exceptions (for example, versus or modus operandi), most of the Latin referent words and phrases are perceived as foreign to English. In a few cases, English referents have replaced the original Latin ones (e.g., "rest in peace" for RIP and "postscript" for PS).
A modus operandi is someone's habits of working, particularly in the context of business or criminal investigations. Modus operandi may also refer to: Modus Operandi (Photek album), 1997; Modus Operandi (Jimmy Barnes album), 2019 "Modus Operandi", a song by Airbase "Rare Species (Modus Operandi)", a song by Mobb Deep from the Soul in the Hole ...
A "Modus vivendi" from the Kladderadatsch, 1878, to Leo XIII and Bismarck. Modus vivendi (plural modi vivendi ) is a Latin phrase that means "mode of living" or " way of life ". In international relations , it often is used to mean an arrangement or agreement that allows conflicting parties to coexist in peace.
Legal writing does not italicize (or use diacritics with) cy pres, estoppel, habeas corpus, modus operandi, etc. Use outside of the legal context should follow the recommendations above (e.g. modus operandi and post mortem have been assimilated into everyday English, cy prés has not, prima facie is borderline).
Modus operandi (abbreviation m.o.), Latin meaning "mode of operation"; distinctive behavior patterns of an entity; Month (abbreviation mo.), a unit of time of approximately 30 days; Operation Mo, or the Port Moresby Operation, a Japanese plan to take the Australian Territory of New Guinea during World War II; Medical officer (disambiguation)
M.O stands for Modus Operandi, [6] which is a Latin term for "a particular way to do something." M.O's initial aim was to bring old school 1990s music back, naming TLC, J.Lo, Aaliyah, and All Saints as an inspiration amongst others. [5] [7]
Modus operandi is a Latin expression that has been adopted into English and essentially has the meaning of "method of operation" Linking it to an article on the statistical concept of mode doesn't make a whole lot of sense.74.210.6.9 04:52, 31 August 2009 (UTC)