an minor infraction which is technically illegal, but which is not actually prosecuted except in cases of personal or political spite. Named for Bill Clinton's impeachment trial.
getting fired for the billegal act of taking a pack of pencils from work, when the real reason is that you're out of political favor with the boss
n. A devious act whereby a tradesman etc deliberately includes flaws in his work, thereby guaranteeing that you will call him back sometime in the future to fix them.
One of our radiators is broken! But our centralheating system was fixed six months ago. I reckon the plumber pulled a billgates on us!