舞文(ぶぶん)clever use of words to advance an argument, tricky manipulation of law

法律(ほうりつ)を舞文(ぶぶん)する彼(かれ)は厄介(やっかい)です。

He, who skillfully manipulates the law, is troublesome. {clever use of words to advance an argument, tricky manipulation of law}

誰(だれ)かが舞文(ぶぶん)した文章(ぶんしょう)は読(よ)みたくありません。

I don't want to read a text that someone has cleverly manipulated with words. {clever use of words to advance an argument, tricky manipulation of law}

この文章(ぶんしょう)は舞文(ぶぶん)であり、作者(さくしゃ)は非常(ひじょう)に自分勝手(じぶんかって)である。

This sentence is a dance of words, and the author is extremely self-serving. {clever use of words to advance an argument, tricky manipulation of law}

自分(じぶん)に有利(ゆうり)な文章(ぶんしょう)である舞文(ぶぶん)を読(よ)んでいたら気分(きぶん)が悪(わる)くなりました。

I felt sick after reading a piece of text that used clever wordplay to my advantage. {clever use of words to advance an argument, tricky manipulation of law}

法律(ほうりつ)に関(かん)して、自分勝手(じぶんかって)な解釈(かいしゃく)で法律(ほうりつ)を濫用(らんよう)することを舞文(ぶぶん)と言(い)うのだとか。

It is said that the term "Mabun" refers to the self-serving interpretation and tricky manipulation of the law. {clever use of words to advance an argument, tricky manipulation of law}