адвокатщина
/[ɐdvoˈkatʃtinɐ]/
Bulgariannoun
Definitions
- 1.derogatoryLawyering, especially making cunning, legalistic arguments through distortions, deceptions, etc., as fitting of a lawyer. Legal cunning or artifice.
- 2.derogatoryAn instance of the above.
Synonyms & related words
Related words (5)
- адвока́тство
- адвока́тствам
- адвока́тствувам
- адвокату́ра
- адвокатлъ́к
Etymology
From адвока́т (advokát, “lawyer”) + -щина (-ština, “-dom, -hood”). Meaning is slightly exceptional, in that it doesn't mean “lawyership” (the state of being of a lawyer) but rather the specific sleight of hand practised by a lawyer.
Forms
- адвока́тщинаcanonical • feminine
- advokátštinaromanization
- адвока́тщинаindefinite • singular
- адвока́тщиниindefinite • plural
- адвока́тщинатаdefinite • singular
- адвока́тщинитеdefinite • plural