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loophole ['lu:phəʊl](a) (in law, regulations etc) point m faible;∎ to find a loophole trouver une échappatoire;∎ a legal loophole un vide juridique
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Loophole — A loophole is a weakness or exception that allows a system, such as a law or security, to be circumvented or otherwise avoided. Loopholes are searched for and used strategically in a variety of circumstances, including taxes, elections, politics … Wikipedia
loophole — 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… … English dictionary
loophole — 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… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
loophole — I noun alternative, aperture, contrivance, device, escape clause, escape hatch, escape valve, evasion, exception, excuse, expedient, foramen, means of escape, mechanism for evasion, opening, outlet, saving clause, uncommunicativeness, vehicle for … Law dictionary
loophole — Legal way to get around the law. ► “Trimming corporate welfare is back in vogue . . . House Budget Committee Chairman John R. Kasich wants to save that much just by closing corporate tax loopholes.” (Business Week, July 3, 1995, p. 36) … American business jargon
loophole — A technicality in some legislation or regulation that makes it possible to avoid certain consequences or circumvent a rule without breaking the law, such as in the use of a tax shelter. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * loophole loop‧hole… … Financial and business terms
loophole — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ legal, security, tax ▪ big, gaping, glaring, huge ▪ the gaping loopholes in our gun laws … Collocations dictionary
Loophole (Wild Cards) — Superherobox caption= comic color=background:#c0c0c0 character name=Loophole (also known as Prime) real name=St. John Latham publisher=George R. R. Martin debut= Jokers Wild (1987) creators= alliance color=background:#ffc0c0 status=Deceased… … Wikipedia
loophole — 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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Legal status of Salvia divinorum — ] In such places where Salvia divinorum legislation exists, it varies in its prohibitive degree from country to country. Australia has imposed its strictest Schedule 9 (US Schedule I equivalent) classification for example, and Italy has also… … Wikipedia
Loophole — 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… … Investment dictionary