circumduct

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circumduct - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Circumduct \Cir`cum*duct"\, v. t. [L. circumductus, p. p. of
     circumducere to lead around; circum + ducere to lead.]
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     1. To lead about; to lead astray. [R.]
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     2. (Law) To contravene; to nullify; as, to circumduct acts of
        judicature. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.
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