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loophole::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | ambiguity |
loophole::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | hole |
Examples of loophole
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If you've given up your daily coffee run, here's a loophole to justify it again.
From the foxbusiness.com
It appears to slip through a loophole in regulations designed to protect salmon.
From the sacbee.com
The Illinois House narrowly rejected a proposal to close this loophole in March.
From the dailyherald.com
Chvotkin said the lobbying firm did not ask for the loophole but agrees with it.
From the sacbee.com
The coalition's campaign takes advantage of a loophole in campaign-finance laws.
From the time.com
The loophole-riddled U.S. tax code now benefits numerous industries over others.
From the dailyherald.com
The truth is, loophole closing ought to go a lot further than commodity brokers.
From the forbes.com
The delivery driver loophole in the new law was manifest in town centre traffic.
From the guardian.co.uk
Some senators, led by Sam Brownback, a Kansas Republican, fought for a loophole.
From the huffingtonpost.com
- An ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation
- A small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons
- A loophole is a weakness or exception that allows a system, such as a law or security, to be circumvented or otherwise avoided. ...
- Loophole (1954) is a black and white B-movie film noir crime drama. The film was directed by editor turned director Harold D. Schuster. Actress Mary Beth Hughes plays the movie's femme fatale.
- Loophole is a 1981 heist movie, directed by John Quested, and starring Albert Finney, Martin Sheen, Susannah York, Jonathan Pryce, Colin Blakely and Tony Doyle. It was written by Jonathan Hales, based upon the novel by Robert Pollock. Music is by Labbi Siffre.
- Loophole is a science fiction short story written by Arthur C. Clarke and first published in 1946 in the magazine Astounding Science-Fiction. It was subsequently published as part of a short story collection in Expedition to Earth in 1953. ...
- Loophole is a character from the Wild Cards series of books, first appearing in volume III, "Jokers Wild." Senior partner in one of New York's most successful law firms, St. ...
- A method of escape, especially an ambiguity or exception in a rule that can be exploited in order to avoid its effect; A slit in a castle wall. ...
- (Loopholes (Arrow slits)) In later castles, walls and towers were pierced at every level by loopholes or slits through which arrows or other missiles could be fired. ...
