misdirection

nouns

an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge
misdirection
is a type of (narrower)
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
"the judge's charge to the jury"
charge, commission, direction
incorrect directions or instructions
misdirection
is derived from
misdirect
is a type of (narrower)
a message describing how something is to be done
"he gave directions faster than she could follow them"
direction, instruction
management that is careless or inefficient
"he accomplished little due to the mismanagement of his energies"
misdirection, mismanagement
the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something
"conjurers are experts at misdirection"
distraction, misdirection