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A quibble, a pedantic or dishonest objection; an act of deception. / The use of dishonest means or subterfuge to achieve one's (especially political) goals; chicanery, trickery.

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chicane

/ʃɪˈkeɪn/

noun

A quibble, a pedantic or dishonest objection; an act of deception. / The use of dishonest means or subterfuge to achieve one's (especially political) goals; chicanery, trickery.

He always finds a chicane to avoid taking responsibility.

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意味（1）

A quibble, a pedantic or dishonest objection; an act of deception.

意味（2）

The use of dishonest means or subterfuge to achieve one's (especially political) goals; chicanery, trickery.

In this character of the Americans, a love of freedom is the predominating feature which marks and distinguishes the whole; and as an ardent is always a jealous affection, your Colonies become suspicious, restive, and untractable whenever they see the least attempt to wrest from them by force, or shuffle from them by chicane, what they think the only advantage worth living for.

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