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	{{a\|drafting\|}}{{d\|Wieselspiele\|/ˈviːzl̩ʃpiːl/; also ''“Wieselspielerei”'' (/ˈviːzl̩ʃpiːləˈra͜i/)\|n}\|}}		{{a\|drafting\|}}{{d\|Wieselspiele\|/ˈviːzl̩ʃpiːl/; also ''“Wieselspielerei”'' (/ˈviːzl̩ʃpiːləˈra͜i/)\|n\|}}
	A [[civil law]] expression not having direct equivalent under the [[common law]] but loosely translated as “[[weaselry]]”. A kind of [[flannel]] — a gimmick made to look meaningful without being — although characterised by malice rather than the usual lexical timidity and general conceptual incompetence that distinguishes an [[Mediocre lawyer\|English or American lawyer]]’s [[verbiage]].		A [[civil law]] expression not having direct equivalent under the [[common law]] but loosely translated as “[[weaselry]]”. A kind of [[flannel]] — a gimmick made to look meaningful without being — although characterised by malice rather than the usual lexical timidity and general conceptual incompetence that distinguishes an [[Mediocre lawyer\|English or American lawyer]]’s [[verbiage]].