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Chicanery
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Meaning
Noun
●
Deception by use of
trickery
,
quibbling
, or subterfuge.
●
In Law:
A
slick
performance by a lawyer.
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Origin
chicanery
English
chicanerie
French
chicaner
French
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Dishonesty
Fakery
Fraud
Trickery
Subterfuge
Related
Buffoonery
Skulduggery
Tomfoolery
Malfeasance
Skullduggery
Deception
Shenanigans
Politicking
Gamesmanship
Duplicity
Underhandedness
Deceit
Scumbaggery
Manipulations
Opportunism
Treachery
Machinations
Obfuscation
Crookery
Dirty Tricks
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