loopholes in English

noun
1
an ambiguity or inadequacy in the law or a set of rules.
they exploited tax loopholes
2
an arrow slit in a wall.
Domestic buildings in the right place could be fortified by having their walls pierced by loopholes , their floors either removed or strengthened, and their doors and windows blocked.
synonyms:means of evasionmeans of avoidancewindowgapopening
verb
1
make arrow slits in (a wall or building).
The other bank of the stream was open ground - a gentle slope topped with a stockade of vertical tree trunks, loopholed for rifles, with a single embrasure through which protruded the muzzle of a brass cannon commanding the bridge.
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1. Chic Tedman Besiegings and loopholes

2. I am a huge fan of loopholes.

3. To crack down on tax loopholes.

4. However, several Western companies remain due to loopholes in the sanctions.

5. 6 The company employed lawyers to find loopholes in environmental protection laws.

6. Senator Talbert's priorities are affordable housing and closing corporate tax loopholes.

7. I I'm really not looking for any, sort of, uh, loopholes or- - um-

8. Blockhouse definition, a fortified structure with ports or loopholes through which defenders may direct gunfire

9. I know you got a million legal loopholes that we can dance through...

10. Since we are striving to keep our integrity, we do not look for loopholes.

11. This definition, notional as it apparently is, has too many loopholes to hold water.

12. Mike Cochroone works as security guard in an Armored cars company with an eye for the loopholes

13. Government has plugged the loopholes in the system to make it transparent and corruption free- PM

14. (b) What shows that the creating of many laws leads to the creating of many loopholes?

15. However, like its predecessors, this reform act provided ample loopholes to those who wish to circumvent the legislation.

16. Deductions would be eliminated in most cases to close loopholes and discourage the use of tax shelters.

17. If you rigidly adhere to rules, your teen will be tempted to look for loopholes.

18. These men, known as scribes, were adroit at finding loopholes for people intent on circumventing the Law.

19. 3 Yet since even the best laws leave loopholes, unsavory characters find ways to game the system.

20. The income tax system we have today is a nightmarish combination of class warfare and corrupt loopholes.

21. Legal systems today illustrate that often the more laws there are, the more loopholes people find in them.

22. 5 He will probe unceasingly for loopholes by which to claw his way back to his prewar stature.

23. Legal loopholes and loose enforcement mean that thousands of tons of poisonous waste land on African, Asian, and Latin- American soil.

24. Online gambling legislation often has loopholes that result from the rapid development of the technology underpinning the development of the industry.

25. Now the 1986 tax-revision measure that shut down shelters and closed some loopholes might best be called a museum piece.

26. The roof above is modern, while the parapets are crenellated in the Irish style with loopholes, alure, machicolation and weeps.

27. 27 It attacks the fundamental flaws and loopholes in the campaign finance regulatory system adopted in the wake of the Watergate scandal.

28. In effect, “till death do us part” becomes little more than a cold contract —one that the mates wish had loopholes.

29. Love does not seek loopholes; it keeps us from doing harmful things that a law code might not explicitly prohibit.

30. Human rights provisions in the constitution were watered down with loopholes that allow the state to criminalize even peaceful expression, association, and assembly.

31. `Any system will have Anomalies, and there are always those who will pay well for a guide through whatever loopholes may exist

32. The daily firings produced by the withering economy offered loopholes of opportunity for a young man who kept his eyes open.

33. 13 In addition to legally avoiding taxes through the use of loopholes, there is also the unsavory problem of illegal tax evasion.

34. The Pharisees were largely responsible for the form of Judaism that exists today, so it is not surprising that Judaism still seeks loopholes in its many added Sabbath restrictions.

35. There will be Blustering about the need for background checks for gun sales, closing so-called “loopholes” and getting “weapons of war” off the streets

36. In the 2002 sequel Episode II: Attack of the Clones, set 10 years later, Palpatine exploits constitutional loopholes to remain in office even after the official expiration of his term.

37. Guided by Bible principles, we will not look for loopholes in God’s laws; nor will we imitate those who try to see how far they can go without actually breaking a certain law.

38. A bankrupt’s successful 2006 Court of Appeal 1 challenge to the “Abscondee” provisions in the Bankruptcy Ordinance effectively forced LegCo to tighten up one of the loopholes plaguing the current legislation

39. 4 hours ago · Elizabeth Warren Clashes with Amazon on Twitter, pledges to fight 'union busting,' break up Big Tech Warren accused Amazon of exploiting loopholes and using offshore havens to …

40. It follows that if we are guided by Bible principles, we will not look for supposed loopholes in God’s laws; nor will we try to see how far we can go without actually breaking a certain law.

41. Although the weapon was not able to penetrate newer Soviet tanks like the T-34 and KV-1, it still proved to be quite effective against bunker loopholes/embrasures, long range targets, and even aircraft.

42. whereas besides providing relevant feedback on the application of existing legislation, petitions can also help to identify loopholes in EU law and to assess the impacts of absence of regulation in certain fields, hence becoming a trigger for further legislative efforts;

43. The same machinery in place to churn out lightweight sides under the Partridge Family moniker was also responsible for David Cassidy's first solo effort, Cherish.After a few contractual loopholes were attended to, Wes Farrell, music producer of all things Partridge, began assembling material for Cassidy's debut