-misdirection-

n. 1. The act of directing wrongly, or the state of being so directed. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) An error of a judge in charging the jury on a matter of law. Mozley & W. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The direction of another's attention to an unimportant place or matter, for the purpose of being able to perform an action undetected; as, misdirection is an important part of a magician's art. [ PJC ]