digression
I
noun
aberrancy, aberration, alteration, break, change, circuity, convolution, departure, detour, deviation, digressio, divagation, divarication, divergence, diversion, drift, excursus, misdirection, periphrasis, roundabout way, shift in topic, sideslip, sidestep, swerve, variance, variation
associated concepts: dictum
II
index
detour, indirection (indirect action), innovation
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006