Loophole
11loophole — UK [ˈluːpˌhəʊl] / US [ˈlupˌhoʊl] noun [countable] Word forms loophole : singular loophole plural loopholes something that has been left out of a law or legal document that people can use to avoid obeying it He exploited a legal loophole in order… …
12loophole — loop|hole [ˈlu:phəul US houl] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: loop hole in a wall for shooting through (14 19 centuries) + hole] a small mistake in a law that makes it possible to avoid doing something that the law is supposed to make you do… …
13loophole — loop|hole [ lup,houl ] noun count something that has been left out of a law or legal document that people can use to avoid obeying it: He exploited a legal loophole in order to avoid paying child support. close a loophole in something (=correct… …
14Loophole — A technicality that allows a person or business to avoid the scope of a law or restriction without directly violating the law. Used often in discussions of taxes and their avoidance, loopholes provide ways for individuals and companies to remove… …
15loophole — [[t]lu͟ːphoʊl[/t]] loopholes N COUNT: oft N in n A loophole in the law is a small mistake which allows people to do something that would otherwise be illegal. It is estimated that 60,000 shops open every Sunday and trade by exploiting some… …
16loophole — / lu:phəυl/ noun ♦ to find a loophole in the law to find a means of legally avoiding the law ♦ to find a tax loophole to find a means of legally not paying tax ▪▪▪ ‘…because capital gains are not taxed but money taken out in profits is taxed,… …
17loophole — 1. noun /ˈluːphəʊl/ a) A method of escape, especially an ambiguity or exception in a rule that can be exploited in order to avoid its effect. I left him no loophole of escape, and laid bare the whole villainy which by these lights became plain as …
18loophole — noun a loophole in the regulations Syn: means of evasion, means of avoidance; window, gap, opening …
19loophole — /ˈluphoʊl / (say loohphohl) noun 1. a small or narrow opening, as in a wall, for looking through, or for admitting light and air, or particularly, in a fortification, for the discharge of missiles against an enemy outside. 2. an opening or… …
20Loophole — A narrow vertical slit cut in a castle wall, similar to an Arrow Loop, but larger. The inside of the slit was tapered to give the soldier a large field of fire while remaining protected. This tapered chamber is called an Embrasure. Most often… …
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