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Learn the meaning of loophole as a noun and a verb, with examples of usage and word history. Find synonyms, antonyms, translations, and related words for loophole.
Learn the meaning of loophole, a small mistake in an agreement or law that allows someone to avoid something. Find out how to use loophole in different contexts and see examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
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.
A loophole is an absence or something vague in a rule or law that allows a person to avoid punishment, as in I was able to keep an alligator in my apartment thanks to a loophole in the housing rules that said only “no dogs allowed.”
LOOPHOLE meaning: 1. a small mistake in an agreement or law that gives someone the chance to avoid having to do…. Learn more.
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1. 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 opportunity of evading a law, contract, etc. [1585–95; loop 2 + hole]
Learn the meaning of loophole, a mistake in a law, contract, etc. that allows people to avoid doing something they should. Find out how to pronounce, collocate and use loophole in sentences with the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary app.
