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語源

From Latin circumductus, past participle of circumducere (“to lead around”), from circum + ducere (“to lead”).

動詞

circumduct (三人称単数 現在形 circumducts, 現在分詞 circumducting, 過去形および過去分詞形 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.
   • 1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon juris canonici Anglicani

     But Acts of Judicature may be cancelled and circumducted by the Will and Direction of the Judge

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

関連する語

• circumduction
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