avocasser

== French == === Etymology === From avocat (“lawyer”) +‎ -asse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.vɔ.ka.se/ === Verb === avocasser to practise as a lawyer poorly and without dignity to cavil; to make petty, pedantic, sophistical, or contemptible arguments; to pettifog; to rules lawyer ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== avocasserie === References === “avocasser”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012