CHICANE, CHICANERY Copy link • CHICANE, CHICANERYcalumnia (false accusation): praevaricatio (perversion of justice by an advocate, who is guilty of collusion with the opposite party). To practice chicanery, calumniari: to have recourse to the arts of chicanery, intendere animum calumniis: to prolong a contest by chicanery, calumnia extrahere. To practice chicanery against anybody, calumnias alicui intendere: malitiosa juris interpretatio (Cic., perversion of justice).