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What is a misdirection?

What is a misdirection? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. An act of misleading, of convincing someone to concentrate in an incorrect direction.
  2. (Britain, law) An error of law within a judgement committed by a judge or judges of a lower court, particularly as found by an appeals court
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The FBI was investigating claims of voter intimidation and polling place misdirection.
He is too subtle for drama, and it's the tragic misdirection of his talents that propels much of the novel's action.
For reasons already given we do not accept that the judge's self-direction was vitiated by legal misdirection.
Often, as is the case here, it is a handy tool for misdirection or a neat handle from which to hang accusations.
You report that rescuers and paramedics lost precious time because of confusion and misdirection, implying that they might have saved his life?
Countless hours are spent calculating exactly how this misdirection of assets should be carried out.

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