loophole
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loop·hole
(lo͞op′hōl′)n.
1. A way of avoiding or escaping a cost or legal burden that would otherwise apply by means of an omission or ambiguity in the wording of a contract or law.
2. A small hole or slit in a wall, especially one through which small arms may be fired.
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loophole
(ˈluːpˌhəʊl)n
1. an ambiguity, omission, etc, as in a law, by which one can avoid a penalty or responsibility
2. (Fortifications) a small gap or hole in a wall, esp one in a fortified wall
vb
(tr) to provide with loopholes
[C16: from loop2 + hole]
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loop•hole
(ˈlupˌhoʊl)n.
1. a narrow opening in the wall of a fortification for observation, the admission of light or air, or the discharge of weapons.
2. any similar opening or aperture.
3. a means of escape or evasion, esp. a means or opportunity of evading a law, contract, etc.
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loophole
Past participle: loopholed
Gerund: loopholing
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loophole
A way of evading a penalty or obligation made possible by a legal ambiguity or omission.
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| Noun | 1. | loophole - an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation contract - a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law ambiguity - an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context |
| 2. | loophole - a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons hole - an opening deliberately made in or through something |
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loophole
noun let-out, escape, excuse, plea, avoidance, evasion, pretence, pretext, subterfuge, means of escape They exploit some loophole in the law to avoid prosecution.
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loophole
[ˈluːphəʊl] NCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
loophole
[ˈluːphəʊl] n (in law, legislation) → lacune f; (in argument) → faille fa legal loophole → un vide juridique
a tax loophole → une lacune dans la législation fiscale
to close a loophole → combler une lacune
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