pettifogger noun.
['pɛtɪfɒgǝ] M16.[from PETTY adjective + FOGGER.]An inferior legal practitioner;
esp. one who employs mean or dubious practices; a rascally lawyer;
transf. any petty practitioner; a tyro.
■ pettifoggery noun pettifogging practice; legal chicanery:
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