chicanery
Americannoun
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verbal deception or trickery, esp in legal quibbling; dishonest or sharp practice
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a trick, deception, or quibble
Etymology
Origin of chicanery
From the French word chicanerie, dating back to 1605–15. See chicane, -ery
Example Sentences
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That said, there are plenty of reasons — none involving any kind of partisan chicanery — that explain why California elections seems to drag on and vote totals shift as ballots are steadily counted.
From Los Angeles Times
“The Baron of Wall Street” proclaims that Dillon—not alone in his era—enriched himself through “chicanery, subterfuge, and graft.”
The likelihood, I’m told, of the press moving out increased after Cheung accused us of chicanery.
From Salon
Forever Young was almost the victim of some legal chicanery on Saturday as trainer Chad Brown entered a horse — called a rabbit — with little chance to win so that he could set a fast pace.
From Los Angeles Times
The investor who foresaw the collapse of Enron, he has one of the most sensitive noses for financial chicanery — and the ebbs and flows of investor credulence — in the business.
From Los Angeles Times
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