Wrongful arrest? An error (15)
I believe the answer is:
misapprehension
'an error' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'wrongful arrest?' is the wordplay.
'wrongful' becomes 'mis' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'arrest?' becomes 'apprehension' (synonyms).
'mis'+'apprehension'='MISAPPREHENSION'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for misapprehension that I've seen before include "Mistaken belief" , "wrong understanding" , "False impression" .)