Misdirection
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mis·di·rec·tion 
[mis-di-rek-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
[mis-di-rek-shuhn] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a wrong or incorrect direction, guidance, or instruction. |
| 2. | Law. an erroneous charge to the jury by a judge. |
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| mis·di·rec·tion
(mĭs'dĭ-rěk'shən, -dī-) Pronunciation Key
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| misdirection | |
noun | |
| 1. | an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge |
| 2. | incorrect directions or instructions |
| 3. | management that is careless or inefficient; "he accomplished little due to the mismanagement of his energies" [syn: mismanagement] |
| 4. | the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something; "conjurers are experts at misdirection" [syn: distraction] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Misdirection
Mis`di*rec"tion\, n. 1. The act of directing wrongly, or the state of being so directed. 2. (Law) An error of a judge in charging the jury on a matter of law. --Mozley & W.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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