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Pettyfogger

Description:

A pettyfogger refers to a person who uses legalistic tactics, especially in a petty or deceptive manner. Originating from the term "petit fucger," meaning a small-time lawyer, a pettyfogger often promotes trivial or unimportant issues for personal gain.

Examples:

As a noun:

1. The courtroom was filled with pettyfoggers, fighting over technicalities instead of pursuing justice.

2. The cunning pettyfogger took advantage of legal loopholes to win the case.

As a verb:

1. The lawyer attempted to pettyfog the witness during cross-examination, leading to confusion.

2. The dishonest attorney pettyfogged the evidence, trying to distract the jury from the truth.

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