chicanery
noun
trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.
chicaneries
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pluralof chicanery.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The business reforms of the ’30s have proven unequal to chicaneries of later ages, and periodically must be updated.
From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2011
Again & again she was caught red-handed in chicaneries that would have made a carnival rifter blush.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then, there was the commanding mystery of Bellingham, emerging in her mind now from the chicaneries of the past ten days; rising, indeed, to his own valuation—that of a New Voice.
From She Buildeth Her House by William Wistar Comfort
They may elude her lofty purposes, falsify her trust, and for a time hoodwink her with male chicaneries; but they are always afraid of her, and in the end they do as she commands.
From The Dust Flower by Hibberd V. B. (Hibberd Van Buren) Kline
It was a hard day's work; but young Frank North was rewarded for his civility to the sergeant, who condescended to instruct his apt pupil in the tricks and chicaneries of their profession.
From A Book About Lawyers by John Cordy Jeaffreson
