/shi kay"neuh ree, chi-/ , n. , pl. chicaneries .
1. trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry: He resorted to the worst flattery and chicanery to win the job.
2. a quibble or subterfuge used to trick, deceive, or evade.
[ 1605-15; chicanerie. See CHICANE, -ERY ]
Syn. 1. fraud, deception, knavery. 2. evasion.