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chi·can·er·y
 (shĭ-kā'nə-rē, chĭ-) Pronunciation Key
n. Deception by trickery or sophistry. |
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chicanery
1609, from Fr. chicanerie "trickery," from M.Fr. chicaner "to pettifog, quibble," perhaps from M.L.G. schikken "to arrange, bring about," or from the name of a golf-like game once played in Languedoc.
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| chicanery | |
noun | |
| the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) [syn: trickery] |
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Chicanery
Chi*can"er*y\, n. [F. chicanerie.] Mean or unfair artifice to perplex a cause and obscure the truth; stratagem; sharp practice; sophistry. Irritated by perpetual chicanery. --Hallam. Syn: Trickery; sophistry; stratagem.
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