chicanery
noun
the
use
of
trickery
to
achieve
a
political
,
financial
, or
legal
purpose
:
｟かたい書｠ (政治･財政･法律上の)ごまかし, 謀略, 詐欺; 口車
e.g.
an underhanded person who schemes corruption and political chicanery behind closed doors.
ORIGIN
late
16th century
: from
French
chicanerie
, from
chicaner
‘to
quibble
’ (see
chicane
).