81,839
edits
Muggle: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
no edit summary
Amwelladmin (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
Amwelladmin (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| (One intermediate revision by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{ | {{a|metaphor|[[File:Muggles.jpg|thumb|450px|center|Some [[salespeople]] yesterday. Their expression suggests they are in dialogue with a [[legal eagle]].]]}}{{d|Muggle|/ˈmʌɡ(ə)l/|n|}} | ||
}}[[Legal]] slang for one who is not legally qualified. May include those from [[sales]], [[credit]], [[COO]] or just randoms you meet on the street each day. Named after the ordinary punters in J. K. Rowling’s ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series. You know, like [[hary poter]]’s cousin Dudley. | |||
[[Legal]] slang for one who is not legally qualified. May include those from [[sales]], [[credit]], [[COO]] or just randoms you meet on the street each day. Named after the ordinary punters in J. K. Rowling’s ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series. You know, like [[hary poter]]’s cousin Dudley. | |||
Could also be used to refer to those gigging [[Bulgarian school-leaver]]s sitting in a call centre in Sofia with a [[playbook]] propped up on their knees as part of an offshoring operation, though where they are [[paralegal]]s, “[[mudblood]]” is the more common deprecatory terms. | Could also be used to refer to those gigging [[Bulgarian school-leaver]]s sitting in a call centre in Sofia with a [[playbook]] propped up on their knees as part of an offshoring operation, though where they are [[paralegal]]s, “[[mudblood]]” is the more common deprecatory terms. | ||
| Line 19: | Line 20: | ||
This exchange ''would not happen'' between a [[private practice lawyer]] and her client, thanks to the simple expedient of ''[[Conflicts of interest|interests]]''. A muggle who has to ''pay'' to ask stupid questions | This exchange ''would not happen'' between a [[private practice lawyer]] and her client, thanks to the simple expedient of ''[[Conflicts of interest|interests]]''. A muggle who has to ''pay'' to ask stupid questions | ||
So, with feeling, legal concepts every Muggle should know: | So, with feeling, legal concepts every Muggle should know: | ||
| Line 25: | Line 25: | ||
*[[Agency]] | *[[Agency]] | ||
*[[Cash]], [[bank account]]s and [[indebtedness]] | *[[Cash]], [[bank account]]s and [[indebtedness]] | ||
{{sa}} | {{sa}} | ||
*[[Mudblood]] | *[[Mudblood]] | ||
*[[Uncle Dudley]] | *[[Uncle Dudley]] | ||
{{c|Metaphor}} | |||