What does 'MO' mean in police terminology?

For Indian readers:- MO means Modus Operandi. A fixed style of committing a crime by a habitual . criminal. Let us take example of a habitual house breaker. read more

From the Latin"modus operandi", approximately meaning"method of operation". It applies to a particular method of doing something or well-established behavioral patterns or characteristics. read more

M>O: abbrev for"modus operandi".meaning the manner in which a criminal works or operates."modus" meaning way,manner or in the manner of; and"operandi" from"operarius" meaning working. read more

In police work, the M.O., or"modus operandi," refers to the methods the criminal uses to perpetrate the crime. Typically a serial criminal uses the same or similar methods for every crime; the criminal's M.O. entails the planning, execution, escape and other details involved in the crime. read more