Synonyms for Chicane (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit):
cheat, jockey, screw, shaft, chouseWordNet sense 2 (raise trivial objections):
carp, cavilWordNet sense 3 (the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)):
chicanery, guile, shenanigan, trickery, wileFrom the ODE community, based on WordNetadd/edit