[さんびゃくだいげん, sanbyakudaigen] (n) (1) (derog) pettifogging lawyer; unscrupulous or unethical lawyer; shyster; (2) casuist; sophist [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Pettifog \Pet"ti*fog\, v. t.
To advocate like a pettifogger; to argue trickily; as, to
pettifog a claim. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Pettifog \Pet"ti*fog\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pettifogged}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Pettifogging}.] [Petty + fog to pettifog.]
1. 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. To debate or quarrel over unimportant, trifling matters.
[PJC]
3. To use subterfuge, deception, or flattery for any purpose;
to practice chicanery.
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pettifog
v 1: argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"
[syn: {quibble}, {niggle}, {pettifog}, {bicker},
{squabble}, {brabble}]
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