Rechtsverdreher

German

Etymology

Recht (“law”) +‎ -s- +‎ Verdreher (“twister”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛçt͡sfɛɐ̯ˌdʁeːɐ/
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Noun

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(derogatory or humorous) pettifogger
- 1871, August Schrader, Kunst und Liebe, page 23:
  „Vor Advocaten und Bettelbrod bewahre uns, lieber Herregot! Nein,“ fügte er heftig hinzu, „wäre mein Sohn ein Rechtsverdreher geworden, ich hätte ihn enterbt, so lieb ich ihn habe. […] “
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Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

“Rechtsverdreher” in Duden online
“Rechtsverdreher” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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