Circumvention n. The act of prevailing over another by arts, address, or fraud; deception; fraud; imposture; delusion. "A school in which he learns sly circumvention."
... queens and knaves take the place of human beings with this woman of genius; the deepest arcana of her art are brought into play for the odd trick, and her pride and ambition are abundantly gratified by the circumvention of a half-crown. ... — Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 459 - Volume 18, New Series, October 16, 1852 • Various
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