a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation
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
A technicality in some legislation 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
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 loophole in the law to avoid prosecution. a small mistake in a law that makes it possible to avoid doing something that the law is supposed to make you do legal/tax loophole loophole in (loop (14-19 centuries) + hole)
A small opening, as in the walls of fortification, or in the bulkhead of a ship, through which small arms or other weapons may be discharged at an enemy
{i} 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