Misdirection vs Deception - What's the difference?
misdirection | deception |
An act of misleading, of convincing someone to concentrate in an incorrect direction.
:The magician used misdirection to get us to watch his left hand while he did something with his right hand.
(UK, legal) An error of law within a judgement committed by a judge or judges of a lower court, particularly as found by an appeals court
An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead and/or delude someone into errantly believing a lie or inaccuracy.