chicanery

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Etymology [edit]

From French chicanerie (trickery), from chicaner.

Pronunciation [edit]

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

chicanery (countable and uncountable; plural chicaneries)

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

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