chicanery
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.chi·ca·nery
noun \-ˈkān-rē, -ˈkā-nə-\ plural chi·ca·ner·ies
Definition of CHICANERY
1
: deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
2
: a piece of sharp practice (as at law) : trick
See Examples of CHICANERY
- He wasn't above using chicanery to win votes.
- <that candidate only won the election through chicanery>
First Known Use of CHICANERY
1609
Related to CHICANERY
- Synonyms
- artifice, chicane, trickery, gamesmanship, hanky-panky, jiggery-pokery, jugglery, legerdemain, skulduggery (or skullduggery), subterfuge, wile
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