diversion

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FromMiddle Englishdiversion,dyversioun,fromMedieval Latindiversiō,fromLatindivertō(“to divert”);seedivert.[1][2][3]

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diversion(countableanduncountable,pluraldiversions)

  1. (military)Atacticused to drawattentionaway from the real threat or action.
  2. Ahobby;anactivitythatdistractsthe mind.
    • 1640,Thomas Hobbes,TheElements of Law:
      Of those therefore that have attained to the highest degree of honour and riches, some have affected mastery in some art; as Nero in music and poetry, Commodus in the art of a gladiator. And such as affect not some such thing, must finddiversionand recreation of their thoughts in the contention either of play, or business.
  3. The act ofdiverting.
    • 1983,U.S. v. Sun Myung Moon 718 F.2d 1210 (1983):
      Further, in response to the trust defense raised at trial, the court did properly instruct the jury on partialdiversionwhen it charged that the funds diverted to Moon's personal use became taxable "to the extent so diverted." Obviously, the word "divert" is in common enough use and understandable by ordinary jurors, so as to require no explanatory charge.
    • 2013September 14, Jane Shilling, “The Golden Thread: the Story of Writing, by Ewan Clayton, review [print edition: Illuminating language]”, inThe Daily Telegraph(Review)‎[1],pageR29:
      Though his account of written communication over the past 5,000 years necessarily has a powerful forward momentum, hisdiversionsdown the fascinating byways of the subject are irresistible...
  4. Removal of water via acanal.
  5. (transport)Adetour,such as during road construction.
    • 1960February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, inTrains Illustrated,page102:
      An interesting feature in the weeks preceding thediversionswas the provision of a road-learning train to familiarise main line drivers with the alternative route.
  6. (transport)The rerouting of cargo or passengers to a newtransshipmentpoint ordestination,or to a differentmodeof transportation before arrival at the ultimate destination.[4]
  7. (law)Officiallyhaltingorsuspendinga formalcriminalorjuvenilejusticeproceedingand referral of theaccusedperson to atreatmentorcareprogram.

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  1. ^“dī̆versiǒun,n.”,inMED Online,Ann Arbor, Mich.:University of Michigan,2007.
  2. ^“diversion,n.”,inOED OnlinePaid subscription required⁠,Oxford, Oxfordshire:Oxford University Press,launched 2000.
  3. ^Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “diversion (n.)”,inOnline Etymology Dictionary.
  4. ^US FM 55-15 TRANSPORTATION REFERENCE DATA; 9 June 1886

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Etymology

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Learned borrowingfromMedieval Latindiversiōnem,fromLatindivertō(“to divert”);seedivert.

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diversionf(pluraldiversions)

  1. diversion
  2. pastime
    Synonym:passe-temps
  3. entertainment
    Synonym:divertissement

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