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kauzyperda

//kaw.zɘˈpɛr.da//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    derogatoryinferior or incompetent lawyer
    • Kauzyperda z Karlsruhe nie taił onieśmielenia, jakie wywoływała w nim polska arystokratka.

      The pettifogger from Karlsruhe did not hide the intimidation the Polish aristocrat provoked in him.

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Etymology

From Latin causa (“case”) + -y- + Latin perdō (“to lose”), thus literally, “case-loser”. Compare Latin causidicus.

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