avocasserie

== French == === Etymology === From avocasser +‎ -erie. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.vɔ.ka.sʁi/ === Noun === avocasserie f (plural avocasseries) the action or habit (by a lawyer or, figuratively, anyone) of making pedantic, petty, sophistical, or contemptible arguments or legal maneuvers; pettifogging; rules lawyering such an argument === References === “avocasserie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012