CIRCUMDUCT

Etymology

Verb

circumduct (third-person singular simple present circumducts, present participle circumducting, simple past and past participle circumducted)

(anatomy) To move an extremity about an axis so that the distal end delineates a circle whilst the proximal end stays fixed.

(obsolete) To lead about or astray.

(legal, obsolete) To contravene; to nullify.

(legal) Alternative form of circumduce (“to close a case to further proof”)

Source: Wiktionary

Cir`cum*duct", v. t. Etym: [L. circumductus, p. p. of circumducere to lead around; circum + ducere to lead.]

1. To lead about; to lead astray. [R.]

2. (Law)

Definition: To contravene; to nullify; as, to circumduct acts of judicature. [Obs.] Ayliffe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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