chi|can|er|y

chi|can|er|y
chi|can|er|y «shih KAY nuhr ee», noun, plural -er|ies.
1. low trickery; unfair practice; quibbling: »

He used chicanery to outwit his partner and take over the business.

SYNONYM(S): pettifogging.
2. a quibble or subterfuge; trick: »

a legal chicanery.

SYNONYM(S): deception.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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