☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Pettifogger

A lawyer who deals in petty cases or employs underhanded, unethical methods; one who quibbles over trifling points of law to obscure the real issues. The term implies both incompetence and dishonesty in legal practice.

Etymology: English 'petty' + 'fogger' (possibly from Fugger, a prominent banking family, or from German 'Vogt' (bailiff)) · Category: Professional Ethics · Source: Oxford English Dictionary; 16th century English legal commentary
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