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- Dictionaryloophole/ˈluːphəʊl/
noun
- 1. an ambiguity or inadequacy in the law or a set of rules: "they exploited tax loopholes" Similar
- 2. an arrow slit in a wall. historical Similar
verb
- 1. make arrow slits in (a wall): "the walls of the barracks were loopholed for muskets"
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a small mistake in an agreement or law that gives someone the chance to avoid having to do something: tax loopholes. The company employed lawyers to find loopholes in environmental protection laws. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Faults and mistakes. (that's) your hard luck idiom. aberration. Achilles heel. adrift. black mark. blemish.
noun. loop· hole ˈlüp-ˌhōl. plural loopholes. Synonyms of loophole. 1. : a means of escape. especially : an ambiguity or omission in the text through which the intent of a statute, contract, or obligation may be evaded. 2. a. : a small opening through which small arms may be fired. b.
an opportunity to legally avoid an unpleasant responsibility, usually because of a mistake in the way rules or laws have been written: The new law is designed to close most of the tax loopholes. (Definition of loophole from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
A loophole is vague wording in a law or rule that allows for the punishment of as many people as possible. Loophole definition: a means of escape or evasion; a means or opportunity of evading a rule, law, etc.. See examples of LOOPHOLE used in a sentence.
a small or narrow opening, as in a wall, for looking through, for admitting light and air, or, particularly in a fortification, for the discharge of missiles against an enemy outside. 2. an opening or aperture. 3. a means of escape or evasion; a means or opportunity of evading a rule, law, etc.
A loophole is an ambiguity or inadequacy in a system, such as a law or security, which can be used to circumvent or otherwise avoid the purpose, implied or explicitly stated, of the system.
loophole. noun. /ˈluːphəʊl/. /ˈluːphəʊl/. loophole (in something) a mistake in the way a law, contract, etc. has been written that enables people to legally avoid doing something that the law, contract, etc. had intended them to do. a legal/tax loophole. a law designed to close any loopholes in tax. Extra Examples.
