01 n. The use of artful subterfuge, designed to draw away attention from the merits of a case or question; -- specifically applied to legal proce…
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The use of artful subterfuge, designed to draw away attention from the merits of a case or question; -- specifically applied to legal proceedings; trickery; chicanery; caviling; sophistry.“To shuffle from them by chicane.” — Burke.“To cut short this chicane, I propound it fairly to your own conscience.” — Berkeley.
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In bridge, the holding of a hand without trumps, or the hand itself. It counts as simple honors.(Card playing)