Meaning of MISDIRECTION
| Pronunciation: | | `misdi'rekshun
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- [n] incorrect directions or instructions
- [n] an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge
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| | See Also: | | charge, commission, direction, instruction | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| | Related Terms: | | bad policy, bum steer, college of Laputa, corruption, false coloring, impolicy, inexpedience, inexpediency, maladministration, malfeasance, malpractice, misadministration, misconduct, misconstruction, misfeasance, misgovernment, misguidance, mishandling, misinformation, misinstruction, misinterpretation, misknowledge, misleading, mismanagement, misrepresentation, misrule, misteaching, misuse, mystification, neglect, negligence, nonfeasance, obfuscation, obscurantism, obscuration, omission, perversion, slanting, sophistry, straining, torturing, wrongdoing |
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