misdirection Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge
  2. noun incorrect directions or instructions
  3. noun management that is careless or inefficient
    mismanagement.
    • he accomplished little due to the mismanagement of his energies
  4. noun the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something
    distraction.
    • conjurers are experts at misdirection

WordNet


Mis`di*rec"tion noun
Definitions
  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 1913