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Pettifoggery
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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Pettifoggery
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1.
a lawyer of inferior status who conducts unimportant cases, esp one who is unscrupulous or resorts to trickery
2.
any person who quibbles or fusses over details
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Pettifoggery
see synonyms of pettifoggery noun
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
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Pettifoggery
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1. A lawyer whose practice involves petty matters or who lacks sound legal judgment or skills.
2. One who quibbles over trivia.
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