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Webster 1913 Edition
Chicane
Chi-cane′
,Noun.
[F., prob. earlier meaning a
dispute
, orig. in the game of mall (F. mail
), fr. LGr. [GREEK] the game of mall, fr Pers chaugān
club or bat; or possibly ultimated fr. L. ciccus
a trible.] 1.
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.
Prior.
To shuffle from them by
chicane
. Burke.
To cut short this
chicane
, I propound it fairly to your own conscience. Berkeley.
Chi-cane′
,Verb.
I.
To use shifts, cavils, or artifices.
Burke.
Webster 1828 Edition
Chicane
CHICANE
, n.1.
In law, shift; turn; trick; cavil; an abuse of judiciary proceedings, by artifices, unfair practices, or idle objections, which tend to perplex a cause, puzzle the judge, or impose on a party, and thus to delay or pervert justice.2.
In disputes, sophistry; distinctions and subtleties, that tend to perplex the question and obscure the truth.3.
Any artifice or stratagem.CHICANE
,Verb.
I.