n. A lawyer who deals in petty cases; an attorney whose methods are mean and tricky; an inferior lawyer. [ 1913 Webster ]
A pettifogger was lord chancellor. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.; pl. pettifoggeries The practice or arts of a pettifogger; disreputable tricks; quibbles; chicanery. [ 1913 Webster ]
Quirks of law, and pettifoggeries. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]