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Detailed Translations for pettifoggery from English to Dutch

pettifoggery:

pettifoggery [the ~] nom

  1. the pettifoggery (quibble)
  2. the pettifoggery (chicanery; perversion of justice; strained interpretation of the law)

Translation Matrix for pettifoggery:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
chicane pettifoggery; quibble
haarkloverij pettifoggery; quibble arguing; hairsplitting; niggling; nitpicking; quibbling; splitting hairs
rechtsverdraaiing chicanery; perversion of justice; pettifoggery; strained interpretation of the law
spijkers op laag water zoeken pettifoggery; quibble
- bicker; bickering; fuss; spat; squabble; tiff

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Related Definitions for "pettifoggery":

  1. a quarrel about petty points1