Pettifogger Definition:

A petty or underhanded lawyer or an attorney who sustains a professional livelihood on disreputable or dishonorable business.

A petty or underhanded lawyer or an attorney who sustains a professional livelihood on disreputable or dishonorable business.

The word has also taken on an common usage definition referring to anyone prone to quibbling over details.

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