subterfuge

[ suhb-ter-fyooj ]

/ ˈsʌb tərˌfyudʒ /

an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.

Origin of subterfuge

1565–75; < Late Latin subterfugium, equivalent to Latin subterfug(ere) to evade ( subter below + fugere to flee) + -ium -ium

deception, scheme, trick, dodge, ruse.

The websites, subterfuge, and paid surrogates cost them money.

A Letter of Thanks to Michelle Rhee |Dmitri Mehlhorn |August 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Delving into why this slaughter never happened uncovers a story of spy-craft, subterfuge and tightly-kept secrets.

The Woman Who Saved Syria’s Jews |Emma Beals |March 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The witnesses were used in the worst possible way, as a sort of subterfuge to play on emotions.

Claude Lanzmann on 'Shoah', His Memoir, and the Banality of Evil |Clémence Boulouque |June 11, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Fitzpatrick came to Boston well suited to deal with subterfuge and corruption.

Robert Fitzpatrick’s Memoir Reveals Attempts to Stop Whitey Bulger |T.J. English |January 27, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

A book that will remain relevant as long as governments use ludicrous forms of subterfuge to disguise deviant behavior.

The Daily Beast's Favorite Books of 2010 |The Daily Beast |December 18, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
"All right, then," he barked out, at last casting aside all subterfuge.

The Roof Tree |Charles Neville Buck
"I once told you that you were poor at subterfuge, and you know you are wronging them," she said.

Winston of the Prairie |Harold Bindloss
From beginning to end, his conduct was a record of cowardice and subterfuge.

The Trial of Jesus from a Lawyer's Standpoint, Vol. II (of II) |Walter M. Chandler
"The delay is only a subterfuge on your part," said the squire hotly.

Frank's Campaign |Horatio Alger, Jr.
Who has never caught mother or sister in a falsehood or a subterfuge?

The Dangerous Age |Karin Michalis

subterfuge

/ (ˈsʌbtəˌfjuːdʒ) /

a stratagem employed to conceal something, evade an argument, etc

C16: from Late Latin subterfugium, from Latin subterfugere to escape by stealth, from subter secretly + fugere to flee