v. t. [ L. circumductus, p. p. of circumducere to lead around; circum + ducere to lead. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To lead about; to lead astray. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) To contravene; to nullify; as, to circumduct acts of judicature. [ Obs. ] Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. circumductio. ] 1. A leading about; circumlocution. [ R. ] Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An annulling; cancellation. [ R. ] Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Physiol.) The rotation of a limb round an imaginary axis, so as to describe a conical surface. [ 1913 Webster ]