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leguleius

leguleius, a pettifogging lawyer, pettifogger

lēgŭlēïus, i, m. [lex],
  • a pettifogging lawyer, pettifogger, one who depends on legal technicalities for getting the better of his opponent: leguleius quidam cautus et acutus, Cic. de Or. 1, 55, 236: formularii, vel ut Cicero ait, leguleii, Quint. 12, 3, 11.

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