Word: pettifogger
Category: pettifogger
Reference, Arts & Entertainment, Food & Drink
Synonyms: pettifogger
shyster, quibbler, caviler, caviller
Translations: pettifogger
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spanish
Translations:
picapleitos, leguleyo, hermano leguleyo, tinterillo
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german
Translations:
haarspalter
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french
Translations:
escroc, chicaneur, cuistre, procédurier
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italian
Translations:
leguleio, paglietta, fratello leguleio
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portuguese
Translations:
chicaneiro, detém em detalhes, advogado inferior, charlatão
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russian
Translations:
крючкотвор, кляузник, крючкотворство, шарлатан, крючкотвором
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swedish
Translations:
LAGVRÄNGARE, BRÄNNVINSADVOKAT, KRÅNGELMAKARE
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finnish
Translations:
Pilkunviilaaja
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czech
Translations:
tlachal, Pettifogger
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polish
Translations:
awanturnik, krętacz, pieniacz
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hungarian
Translations:
zugügyvéd
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turkish
Translations:
safsatacı, ufak işlerle uğraşan tip, ayrıntılarla çok uğraşan kimse, aşağılık küçük avukat
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greek
Translations:
δικηγορίσκος, στρεψόδικος, δικολάβος
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ukrainian
Translations:
крутій
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albanian
Translations:
mashtrues, avokat batakçi
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bulgarian
Translations:
педант, безскрупулен адвокат
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belarusian
Translations:
крючкотворов
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estonian
Translations:
seaduseväänaja, nurgaadvokaat
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croatian
Translations:
drveni advokat, smutljivac
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lithuanian
Translations:
šunadvokatis, Pieniacz, Krętacz, Awanturnik, Apgavikas
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latvian
Translations:
kaktu advokāts
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slovak
Translations:
tárajov, táraja, tárajom
The meaning and "use of": pettifogger
noun
- an inferior legal practitioner, especially one who deals with petty cases or employs dubious practices. - While the law asserts otherwise, Truth's activism demonstrates the capacity of disfranchised Americans to seize legal agency, to demand a voice ‘among the pettifoggers .’
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