Modus operandi
Modus operandi noun - An unvarying or habitual method or procedure.
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Skill and modus operandi are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Skill" instead a noun phrase "Modus operandi".
Skill
Skill noun - Subtle or imaginative ability in inventing, devising, or executing something.
Modus operandi and skill are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Modus operandi" instead a noun "Skill".
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Organ Theft: Hannibal deliberately suggests that this is the modus operandi of the "killer" of "Sorbet", who was a trainee-doctor trying to make a quick buck taking non-vital organs from his patients to sell, but unfortunately lacked the training/skill to keep them alive afterwards.
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