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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge;

2. incorrect directions or instructions;

3. management that is careless or inefficient;
- Example: "he accomplished little due to the mismanagement of his energies"
[syn: mismanagement, misdirection]

4. the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something;
- Example: "conjurers are experts at misdirection"
[syn: distraction, misdirection]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Misdirection \Mis`di*rec"tion\, n.
   1. The act of directing wrongly, or the state of being so
      directed.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Law) An error of a judge in charging the jury on a matter
      of law. --Mozley & W.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. The direction of another's attention to an unimportant
      place or matter, for the purpose of being able to perform
      an action undetected; as, misdirection is an important
      part of a magician's art.
      [PJC]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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