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Translate pettifoggery from English to German

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pettifoggery:
- Schikane; Rechtsverdrehung

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Detailed Translations for pettifoggery from English to German

pettifoggery:

pettifoggery [the ~] noun

the pettifoggery (quibble)
die Schikane
- Schikane [die ~] noun
the pettifoggery (chicanery; perversion of justice; strained interpretation of the law)
die Rechtsverdrehung
- Rechtsverdrehung [die ~] noun

Translation Matrix for pettifoggery:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Rechtsverdrehung	chicanery; perversion of justice; pettifoggery; strained interpretation of the law
Schikane	pettifoggery; quibble	chicane; fuss
-	bicker; bickering; fuss; spat; squabble; tiff

Synonyms for "pettifoggery":

bicker; bickering; spat; tiff; squabble; fuss; quarrel; wrangle; row; words; run-in; dustup

Related Definitions for "pettifoggery":

a quarrel about petty points¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University