The meaning of Chicanery

verb

Act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage.

Usage examples:

She always cheats at cards

noun

A person who behaves dishonestly in order to gain an advantage.

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Athletes who abide by the rules are up against cheats with a distinct advantage.

noun

The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.

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A web of deceit

noun

Speech or behavior that keeps the truth hidden

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All we hear from them are lies and deceit., she just assumes that elected leaders are cynical and d…

noun

Dishonest or illegal methods used by a person or organization in order to get something or to make people believe that something is true when it is not

Usage examples:

The company filed a legal claim alleging deceit and breach of contract.

noun

The action of keeping the truth hidden, especially to get an advantage

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Only he seemed to have recognised lucy's deceitfulness., his deceitfulness prevents him from keepin…

noun

The action of deceiving someone.

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Obtaining property by deception

noun

Deceitfulness shown in someone's character or behaviour.

Usage examples:

The dismissal of thirty civil servants for dishonesty and misconduct

noun

The quality or an act of not being honest

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Her dishonesty landed her in prison., mistakes and misunderstandings are a far more common cause of…

noun

Deceitfulness.

Usage examples:

He was accused of duplicity and branded a traitor

noun

Dishonest talk or behaviour, especially by saying different things to two people

Usage examples:

Duplicity in they were accused of duplicity in their dealings with both sides.

noun

Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.

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He was convicted of fraud

noun

The crime of obtaining money or property by deceiving people

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Convicted of tax fraud, he was sentenced to two years in prison., he says he’s been everywhere and …

noun

The crime of getting money by tricking or deceiving people, or a crime of this type

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Serious/massive fraud we only investigate when there are sufficient grounds for believing serious f…

noun

The act of deceiving someone, for example, to get money

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Identity theft wasn't even recognized as a form of fraudulence until recently.

noun

Skilful use of one's hands when performing conjuring tricks.

Usage examples:

There were fine nuggets of legerdemain, courtesy of the illusionist paul kieve.

noun

Skilful hiding of the truth in order to trick people

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The survey suggests nearly half the electorate believes the president won through electoral legerde…

noun

Underhand, unscrupulous, or dishonest behaviour or activities.

Usage examples:

A firm that investigates commercial skulduggery

noun

Secret and dishonest behaviour

noun

The use of clever but false arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving.

Usage examples:

Trying to argue that i had benefited in any way from the disaster was pure sophistry

noun

The clever use of arguments that seem true but are really false, in order to deceive people

noun

Deceit used in order to achieve one's goal.

Usage examples:

He had to use subterfuge and bluff on many occasions

noun

An action taken to hide something from someone

Usage examples:

[ u ] his excuse sounded more like subterfuge than a real reason.

verb

Use deception to deprive (someone) of money or possessions.

Usage examples:

A businessman swindled investors out of millions of pounds

noun

A fraudulent scheme or action.

Usage examples:

He is mixed up in a £10 million insurance swindle

verb

Present participle of swindle

Usage examples:

They swindled local businesses out of thousands of dollars., the wealthy banker was ultimately conv…

noun

The practice of deception.

Usage examples:

The dealer resorted to trickery

noun

Secretive or dishonest behaviour.

Usage examples:

He rules with a combination of threats and underhandedness

adjective

Willing to lie or cheat to succeed

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An unscrupulous salesman

adjective

Behaving in a way that is dishonest or unfair in order to get what you want

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Unscrupulous dealers/employers/operators counterfeit documents make it easier for unscrupulous empl…