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− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1656] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1656] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1: To pun, to [[play]] on [[words]]. | | *1: To pun, to [[play]] on [[words]]. |
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| :c: To make use of quibbles in order to wriggle out of something [[agreed]], or to deal unfairly with a [[person]]. | | :c: To make use of quibbles in order to wriggle out of something [[agreed]], or to deal unfairly with a [[person]]. |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | In [[literature]], a '''quibble''' is a common [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plot_device plot device], used to fulfill the exact verbal conditions of an [[agreement]] in order to avoid the intended [[meaning]]. Its most common uses are in [[legal]] bargains and, in [[fantasy]], magically enforced ones. | + | In [[literature]], a '''quibble''' is a common [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plot_device plot device], used to fulfill the exact verbal conditions of an [[agreement]] in order to avoid the intended [[meaning]]. Its most common uses are in [[legal]] bargains and, in [[fantasy]], magically enforced ones. |
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− | In one of the best known examples, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare William Shakespeare] used a quibble in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merchant_of_Venice "The Merchant of Venice"]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portia_(Merchant_of_Venice) Portia] saves [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_(Merchant_of_Venice) Antonio] in a [[court]] of [[law]] by pointing out that the [[agreement]] called for a pound of flesh, but no blood, and therefore [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shylock Shylock] can collect only if he sheds no blood.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quibble_%28plot_device%29] | + | In one of the best known examples, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare William Shakespeare] used a quibble in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merchant_of_Venice "The Merchant of Venice"]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portia_(Merchant_of_Venice) Portia] saves [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_(Merchant_of_Venice) Antonio] in a [[court]] of [[law]] by pointing out that the [[agreement]] called for a pound of flesh, but no blood, and therefore [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shylock Shylock] can collect only if he sheds no blood.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quibble_%28plot_device%29] |
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| [[Category: Law]] | | [[Category: Law]] |
| [[Category: Languages and Literature]] | | [[Category: Languages and Literature]] |