chicanery
the use of trickery or deception to achieve a goal
Word origin: From French chicanerie, quibbling or trickery.
Chicanery in a sentence
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The deal collapsed once the lawyer's chicanery came to light.
The deal collapsed once the auditors uncovered the chicanery behind the inflated invoices.
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Because the evidence linking the additive to the illness remained blank, regulators declined to issue a ban and instead called for further study.
Using “chicanery” well
Chicanery is the use of clever trickery or deception to gain an advantage. It implies sly manipulation rather than open force.
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