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.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Chicanery

Noun

Singular:
chicanery
Plural:
chicaneries

Origin of Chicanery

  • From French chicanerie (“trickery”), from chicaner.

    From Wiktionary

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