Chicanery
Pronunciation : Chi*can"er*y
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. chicanerie.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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