Cir`cum·duct' transitive verb [ Latin circumductus , past participle of circumducere to lead around; circum + ducere to lead.] 1. To lead about; to lead astray. [ R.] 2. (Law) To contravene; to nullify; as, to circumduct acts of judicature. [... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/81