Not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous. From New York to England by Bordeaux, is an indirect course.

Not direct; in a moral sense; not tending to a purpose by the shortest or plainest course, or by the obvious, ordinary means, but obliquely or consequentially; by remote means; as an indirect accusation; an indirect attack on reputation; an indirect answer or proposal. Hence,

Wrong; improper.

Not fair; not honest; tending to mislead or deceive. Indirect dealing will be discovered one time or other.

Indirect tax, is a tax or duty on articles of consumption, as an excise, customs.