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(contrivance) noun
artifice, circumvention, craft, design, gimmick, machina, machination, maneuver, means to an end, method, plan, program of action, project, resort, ruse, scheme, setup, stratagem, subtle maneuver, system, trick, wile, working plan, working proposition
II
(distinguishing mark) noun
badge of office, design, designation, earmark, emblem, ensign, hallmark, identification mark, indicant, inscriptio, insignia, label, mark that designates, sign, symbol, token, trademark
III
(mechanism) noun
apparatus, appliance, equipment, facility, fixture, gadget, gear, implement, instrument, invention, mechanical aid, tool, utensil
associated concepts: safety device
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appliance, artifice, color (deceptive appearance), conduit (channel), contrivance, deception, evasion, expedient, facility (instrumentality), false pretense, hoax, instrument (tool), instrumentality, loophole, maneuver (tactic), maneuver (trick), ploy, project, recourse, resource, scheme, stratagem, subterfuge, token, tool
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n. An invention, typically a mechanical object; a tactic or contrivance for the purpose of committing a deception or fraud.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.