Chicanery
Nounछल / कपट
Definition
The use of trickery, deception, or sophistry to achieve a purpose; legal or political quibbling.
Contextual Sentence: "The investigative journalist exposed the political chicanery that had enabled the massive disbursal of illegal mining licenses."
💡 Memory Hook (Mnemonic): CHI (cheat) + CANERY (canary in a mine) = deceptive tricks
Synonyms
trickery
subterfuge
duplicity
Antonyms
honesty
fairness
candor