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Noun Concept
Categories: War crimes by type, War, Military strategy, Articles with short description, Tactics
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contrivance  stratagem  dodge
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An elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade WordNet 3.0
English:
deception
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An elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
An elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade. OmegaWiki
A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective. Wiktionary
Elaborate means to accomplish an objective. Wiktionary (translation)
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His testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
IS A
scheme
HAS KIND
plant
pump-and-dump scheme
wangle
DERIVATION
crafty
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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contrivance, stratagem, dodge
Wiktionary
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contrivance
OmegaWiki
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contrivance, dodge, stratagem
Wikipedia Redirections
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stratagem (deception)

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