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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1656]
==Definitions==
*1: To pun, to [[play]] on [[words]].
*2: To raise a petty objection; to [[argue]] about a triviality; to evade the point at issue by a quibble.
:b: To make use of quibbles in order to cheat (a [[person]]) out of something, or to [[explain]] away
:c: To make use of quibbles in order to wriggle out of something [[agreed]], or to deal unfairly with a [[person]].
==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 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]
[[Category: Law]]
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1656]
==Definitions==
*1: To pun, to [[play]] on [[words]].
*2: To raise a petty objection; to [[argue]] about a triviality; to evade the point at issue by a quibble.
:b: To make use of quibbles in order to cheat (a [[person]]) out of something, or to [[explain]] away
:c: To make use of quibbles in order to wriggle out of something [[agreed]], or to deal unfairly with a [[person]].
==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 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]
[[Category: Law]]
[[Category: Languages and Literature]]
