pettifoggery [
'peti,fɒgәri]
n. 讼棍手段, 欺瞒, 吹毛求疵, 诡辩
[法] 讼棍技俩, 奸诈手段, 欺瞒
pettifoggery[ noun ]
a quarrel about petty points
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Pettifoggery \Pet"ti*fog`ger*y\, n.; pl. {pettifoggeries}.
The practice or arts of a pettifogger; disreputable tricks;
quibbles.
Quirks of law, and pettifoggeries. --Barrow.