misdirection

Meanings

Plural: misdirections

Noun

• an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge
• incorrect directions or instructions
• management that is careless or inefficient
• the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something
  • "conjurers are experts at misdirection"
• An act of misleading, of convincing someone to concentrate in an incorrect direction.
• An error of law within a judgement committed by a judge or judges of a lower court, particularly as found by an appeals court.

Synonyms

distraction, mismanagement

Related Words

misdirect