Loophole
31loophole — Synonyms and related words: Texas tower, abatis, advanced work, air hole, alternative, armhole, avenue, balistraria, bank, banquette, barbed wire entanglement, barbican, barricade, barrier, bartizan, bastion, battlement, beacon, belvedere,… …
32loophole — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. peephole, opening; alternative, way out, escape hatch. See escape. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An evasion] Syn. avoidance, means of escape, escape clause, deception; see lie 1 , trick 1 . 2. [An opening]… …
33loophole — n. aperture, narrow hole or opening in a wall (especially one through which weapons may be fired); means of escape; ambiguous clause in a contract or law by which responsibility may be evaded …
34loophole — noun 1》 an ambiguity or inadequacy in the law or a set of rules. 2》 an arrow slit in a wall. Derivatives loopholed adjective Origin C16: from obs. loop embrasure + hole …
35loophole — n. 1. Opening (in the wall of a fortification), aperture, loop. 2. Plea, pretext, pretence, excuse, way for evasion, way of escape, loop …
36loophole — noun (C) a small mistake in a law that makes it possible to avoid doing something that the law is supposed to make you do: tax loopholes …
37loophole — loop·hole …
38loophole — noun Syn: flaw, discrepancy, inconsistency, ambiguity, omission, excuse; Brit. get out …
39loophole — [ˈluːpˌhəʊl] noun [C] a bad feature of a law or legal document that allows people to avoid obeying it …
40loophole — loop•hole [[t]ˈlupˌhoʊl[/t]] n. 1) for 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 …
