red herring
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary
A legal or factual issue that is irrelevant and is used to divert attention away from the main issues of a case. (The term is derived from the practice of training hunting dogs by dragging cured herrings across the scent trail of a fox.)
Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
August 19, 2010, 5:23 pm
