self-serving person

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• self-serving — Refers to a statement or answer to a question that serves no purpose and provides no evidence, but only argues or reinforces the legal position of a particular party in a lawsuit. An example would be a lawyer asking his own client: Are you the… …   Law dictionary

• self-serving — adjective having an effect that is designed to benefit itself or the person who does it: self serving statements a. used about people who do self serving things: Her friends are a pretty self serving bunch …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Self-serving bias — A self serving bias occurs when people attribute their successes to internal or personal factors but attribute their failures to situational factors beyond their control. The self serving bias can be seen in the common human tendency to take… …   Wikipedia

• self-serving — /sɛlf ˈsɜvɪŋ/ (say self serving) adjective 1. of or relating to a person who assiduously seeks their own advantage, often to the disadvantage of others: a self serving politician. –noun 2. the actions of such a person: I am tired of his self… …  

• self-serving — UK / US adjective a) having an effect that is designed to benefit itself or the person who does it self serving statements b) used about people who do self serving things Her friends are a pretty self serving bunch …   English dictionary

• Serving — Serve Serve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Served}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Serving}.] [OE. serven, servien, OF. & F. servir, fr. L. servire; akin to servus a servant or slave, servare to protect, preserve, observe; cf. Zend har to protect, haurva protecting. Cf …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Outline of self — The Self is the individual person, from his or her own perspective. To you, Self is you. To a different person, Self is that person. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the self: Contents 1 Essence of oneself… …   Wikipedia

• To serve one's self of — Serve Serve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Served}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Serving}.] [OE. serven, servien, OF. & F. servir, fr. L. servire; akin to servus a servant or slave, servare to protect, preserve, observe; cf. Zend har to protect, haurva protecting. Cf …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Topic outline of self — The self is the individual person, from his or her own perspective. To you, self is you. To someone else, self is that person. The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to the self: Essence of oneself : Main articles:… …   Wikipedia

• Portal:Food/Selected person — These are the articles that are featured on the Food portal main page. If you wish to add a biography, you will be expected to make a good faith effort to address objections that are raised. Consensus must be reached for a biography to be… …   Wikipedia

• William Self (actor/producer) — William Edwin Self (born June 21, 1921), is an American television and feature film producer who began his career as an actor.William Self graduated from the University of Chicago in 1943 before traveling to Los Angeles to be an actor. His first… …   Wikipedia