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1 pettifogging lawyer
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'petifɔːgɪŋ, 'petifɒgɪŋpettifogging details — detalles mpl insignificantes, nimiedades fpl
['petɪfɒɡɪŋ]ADJ [detail] insignificante, nimio; [lawyer] pedante; [suggestion] hecho para entenebrecer el asunto* * *['petifɔːgɪŋ, 'petifɒgɪŋ]pettifogging details — detalles mpl insignificantes, nimiedades fpl
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Pettifogging — Pettifog Pet ti*fog, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pettifogged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pettifogging}.] [Petty + fog to pettifog.] To do a petty business as a lawyer; also, to do law business in a petty or tricky way. He takes no money, but pettifogs gratis. S … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pettifogger — [pet′i fäg΄ər, pet′ifôg΄ər; pet′ēfäg΄ər, pet′ēfôg΄ər] n. 〚 PETTY + obs. fogger < ?〛 1. a lawyer who handles petty cases, esp. one who uses unethical methods in conducting trumped up cases 2. a trickster; cheater 3. a quibbler; caviler pettifog … Universalium
leguleian — a. like lawyer; pettifogging; n. lawyer. ♦ leguleious, a … Dictionary of difficult words
Pettifog — Pet ti*fog, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pettifogged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pettifogging}.] [Petty + fog to pettifog.] To do a petty business as a lawyer; also, to do law business in a petty or tricky way. He takes no money, but pettifogs gratis. S. Butler.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pettifogged — Pettifog Pet ti*fog, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pettifogged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pettifogging}.] [Petty + fog to pettifog.] To do a petty business as a lawyer; also, to do law business in a petty or tricky way. He takes no money, but pettifogs gratis. S … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pettifogger — noun Etymology: probably from petty + obsolete English fogger pettifogger Date: 1576 1. a lawyer whose methods are petty, underhanded, or disreputable ; shyster 2. one given to quibbling over trifles • pettifogging adjective or noun •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Gaming the system — This article is about the strategy of gaming the system. For the Wikipedia specific guideline, see Wikipedia:Gaming the system. Gaming the system (or bending the rules, playing the system, milking the system or abusing the system) can be defined… … Wikipedia
pettifogger — [pet′i fäg΄ər, pet′ifôg΄ər; pet′ēfäg΄ər, pet′ēfôg΄ər] n. [ PETTY + obs. fogger < ?] 1. a lawyer who handles petty cases, esp. one who uses unethical methods in conducting trumped up cases 2. a trickster; cheater 3. a quibbler; caviler pettifog … English World dictionary
pettifogger — n. 1 a rascally lawyer; an inferior legal practitioner. 2 a petty practitioner in any activity. Derivatives: pettifoggery n. pettifogging adj. Etymology: PETTY + fogger underhand dealer, prob. f. Fugger family of merchants in Augsburg in the 15th … Useful english dictionary