Chicanery Definition
shĭ-kānə-rē, chĭ-
chicaneries
noun
chicaneries
Deception by trickery or sophistry.
American Heritage
The use of clever but tricky talk or action to deceive, evade, etc., as in legal dealings.
Webster's New World
An instance of this.
Webster's New World
Deception by use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
Wiktionary
(countable, law) A slick performance by a lawyer.
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