Word: misdirection
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mis
di
rec
tion
Definition: An error of law within a judgement committed by a judge or judges of a lower court, particularly as found by an appeals court
Morphemes:
Affix: mis-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bad or wrong; badly or wrongly
Affix: direct
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: In the line of descent; not collateral.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dīrectus
Language: la
Decoded: directus
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: direct, straight; level; upright
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.