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rules lawyering

rules lawyering is the present participle and gerund of rules lawyer.

Meaning of rules lawyer

Verb

rules lawyer (third-person singular simple present rules lawyers, present participle rules lawyering, simple past and past participle rules lawyered)

  1. (derogatory, intransitive, slang) To behave as a rules lawyer.

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Questions about rules lawyering

What is rules lawyering the present participle and gerund of?
Rules lawyering is the present participle and gerund of rules lawyer.

Words near rules lawyering in the dictionary

  1. rules are there to be broken
  2. rules in
  3. rules is rules
  4. rules lawyer
  5. rules lawyered
  6. rules lawyering
  7. rules lawyers
  8. rules nisi
  9. rules of decision
  10. rules of engagement
  11. rules of order

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