|
|
Definition of Chicanery
1. Noun. The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them).
Exact synonyms: Chicane, Guile, Shenanigan, Trickery, Wile
Generic synonyms: Deceit, Deception, Dissembling, Dissimulation
Specialized synonyms: Dupery, Fraud, Fraudulence, Hoax, Humbug, Put-on, Jugglery
Derivative terms: Chicane, Chicane, Trick, Wily
Generic synonyms: Deceit, Deception, Dissembling, Dissimulation
Specialized synonyms: Dupery, Fraud, Fraudulence, Hoax, Humbug, Put-on, Jugglery
Derivative terms: Chicane, Chicane, Trick, Wily
Definition of Chicanery
1. n. Mean or unfair artifice to perplex a cause and obscure the truth; stratagem; sharp practice; sophistry.
Definition of Chicanery
1. Noun. Deception by use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge. ¹
2. Noun. (countable legal) A slick performance by a lawyer. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chicanery
1. [n -RIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chicanery
Other Resources:
