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A low-rent lawyer, lacking ethics or specializing in minor cases. Receiving one is not a compliment.
"He hired a low-rent lawyer who knows nothing about the law."
"That lawyer just wants your money."
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A low-rate lawyer who charges cheap fees but always makes things worse rather than better. In Colombia and Peru the tinterillo promises to win your case and ends up burying you in paperwork.
"Don't go to that hack lawyer, he'll leave you in a worse situation."
"The neighborhood shyster charged a lot and solved absolutely nothing."
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/tin-teh-REE-yoh/
A low-rent lawyer, lacking ethics or specializing in minor cases. Receiving one is not a compliment.
"He hired a low-rent lawyer who knows nothing about the law."
"That lawyer just wants your money."
/tin-te-RI-yo/
A low-rate lawyer who charges cheap fees but always makes things worse rather than better. In Colombia and Peru the tinterillo promises to win your case and ends up burying you in paperwork.
"Don't go to that hack lawyer, he'll leave you in a worse situation."
"The neighborhood shyster charged a lot and solved absolutely nothing."
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Gonorrea
Insulto fuerte en Colombia que expresa desprecio total hacia alguien. También se usa entre amigos de forma cariñosa dependiendo del tono y la confianza.