Definitions for: Misdirection

[n] incorrect directions or instructions
[n] an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge

Webster (1913) Definition: Mis`di*rec"tion, n.
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.

See Also: charge, commission, direction, instruction