artifice [artifices](crafty but underhanded deception) noun [UK: ˈɑː.tɪ.fɪs] [US: ˈɑːr.tə.ˌfɪs]The language of truth must be, with no doubt, simple and without artifice. = El lenguaje de la verdad debe ser, sin duda alguna, simple y sin artificios.
contrivance [contrivances](elaborate means to accomplish an objective) noun [UK: kən.ˈtraɪ.vəns] [US: kən.ˈtraɪ.vəns]