circumduct

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin circumductus, past participle of circumducere (“to lead around”), from circum + ducere (“to lead”).

Verb

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

1. (anatomy) To move an extremity about an axis so that the distal end delineates a circle whilst the proximal end stays fixed.
2. (obsolete) To lead about or astray.
3. (law, obsolete) To contravene; to nullify.

   to circumduct acts of judicature

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4. (law) Alternative form of circumduce (“to close a case to further proof”)

Related terms

• circumduction
• circumductory