Pettifogger

['petɪfɒgə] or ['pɛtɪ,fɔɡ]

Definition

(n.) A lawyer who deals in petty cases; an attorney whose methods are mean and tricky; an inferior lawyer.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Petty lawyer.

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Definition

n. a lawyer who practises only in paltry cases.—v.i. Pett′ifog to play the pettifogger.—n. Pett′ifoggery mean tricks: quibbles.—adj. Pett′ifogging.

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