chicanery:

use of deception to achieve one’s purpose

chicanery:

use of deception to achieve one’s purpose

(Noun)

Example Sentences:

Ramayana: When Rama and Lakshmana came running to their cottage and found it empty, they both realized that the demons had used chicanery to abduct Sita.

Mahabharata: Knowing that the Kauravas were not beyond using chicanery to win the war, Drishtadyumna declared that the Pandava forces would follow the codes of war as long as the Kaurava forces did the same.

Bhagavad-gita: As a part of their chicanery for gaining popularity, demoniac people often put on a show of being religious publicly while violating religious principles privately.

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