chicanery

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Synonyms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French chicanerie (“‘trickery’”) from chicaner.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ʃɪˈkeɪ.nɹ.i/, SAMPA: /SI"keI.n@r.I/
• (US) IPA: /ʃɪˈkeɪ.nə.ɹi/
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[edit] Noun

chicanery (countable and uncountable; plural chicaneries)

1. Deception by use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
2. (countable, law) A slick performance by a lawyer.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Synonyms

• dishonesty
• fraud
• trickery
• subterfuge