pettifoggery

[US]/ˈpɛtɪˌfɒɡəri/
[UK]/ˈpɛtɪˌfɑɡəri/

Translation

n. snedig eller uærlig adfærd, især i juridiske spørgsmål; list eller finurlighed over trivielle spørgsmål; subtile eller vildledende argumenter
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Phrases & Collocations

legal pettifoggery

juridisk finurlighed

pettifoggery in court

finurlighed ved domstolene

pettifoggery tactics

finurlige taktikker

avoid pettifoggery

undgå finurlighed

expose pettifoggery

afslør finurlighed

pettifoggery disputes

finurlighedsstridigheder

pettifoggery practices

finurlige praksisser

condemn pettifoggery

fordøm finurlighed

pettifoggery issues

finurlighedsproblemer

pettifoggery claims

finurlighedskrav

Example Sentences

the lawyer's pettifoggery was evident in his arguments.

advokatens finurligheder var tydelige i hans argumenter.

we cannot tolerate such pettifoggery in our discussions.

vi kan ikke tolerere sådanne finurligheder i vores diskussioner.

his pettifoggery only served to confuse the issue further.

hans finurligheder tjente kun til at forvirre sagen yderligere.

the debate was marred by the pettifoggery of some participants.

debatten blev ødelagt af nogle deltagers finurligheder.

she dismissed his pettifoggery as a waste of time.

hun afviste hans finurligheder som et spild af tid.

his pettifoggery was a distraction from the main topic.

hans finurligheder var en distraktion fra hovedemnet.

they engaged in pettifoggery rather than addressing real problems.

de engagerede sig i finurligheder i stedet for at tage fat på reelle problemer.

the committee's pettifoggery delayed the decision-making process.

komiteens finurligheder forsinkede beslutningsprocessen.

his reputation suffered due to his constant pettifoggery.

hans ry led under hans konstante finurligheder.

in an effort to avoid pettifoggery, they focused on the facts.

i et forsøg på at undgå finurligheder fokuserede de på faktaene.

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