stratagem
I
noun
ars, artful contrivance, artifice, blind, cheat, chicane, contrivance, crafty device, cunning, deceit, deception, device, dodge, dolus, evasion, excuse, expedient, feint, finesse, gimmick, intrigue, machination, maneuver, manipulation, plan, plot, ploy, pretext, ruse, scheme, shift, strategy, subterfuge, tactic, trap, trick, wile
II
index
act (undertaking), artifice, campaign, contrivance, deception, design (intent), device (contrivance), expedient, false pretense, hoax, instrumentality, machination, maneuver (tactic), maneuver (trick), operation, plot (secret plan), ploy, policy (plan of action), practice (procedure), pretext, ruse, scheme, trap
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006