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"Pettifogger"
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quibbles
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lawyer
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disreputable
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underhanded
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dishonorable
A lawyer who deals in petty cases; an attorney whose methods are mean and tricky; an inferior lawyer.
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a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
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a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections
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A petty or underhanded lawyer; an attorney who sustains a professional livelihood on disreputable or dishonorable business. The word has also taken on a common usage definition referring to anyone prone to quibbling over details.
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