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What is another word for loopholes?

Pronunciation: [lˈuːphə͡ʊlz] (IPA)

Loopholes refer to gaps or weaknesses in a system that allow someone to avoid or bypass rules or laws. A similar term for loopholes could be "backdoors", which suggests a secret or hidden way to circumvent a system. Another synonym could be "loopholes", which implies a distinct advantage or benefit that can be exploited. "Technicalities" can also be used to describe loopholes as subtle or trivial details that someone could manipulate to escape a penalty or responsibility. Similarly, "ambiguity" conveys uncertainty and vagueness in rules or laws that can create loopholes for those who want to take advantage of them. Lastly, "exceptions" are instances where rules or laws do not apply, and could similarly be exploited as loopholes.
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Usage examples for Loopholes

I can only repeat what I said in "Evolution Old and New," namely, that I find the task of extracting a well-defined meaning out of Mr. Darwin's words comparable only to that of trying to act on the advice of a lawyer who has obscured the main issue as much as he can, and whose chief aim has been to leave as many loopholes as possible for himself to escape by, if things should go wrong hereafter.
"Luck or Cunning?"
Samuel Butler
The green leaves were all round him, a green tent with pretty loopholes through which he could take peeps at the home that was on the point of vanishing forever from his eyes.
"The Devil's Garden"
W. B. Maxwell
A winding stair runs within the wall and even in the present roofless condition it needs but little imagination to transport oneself back into feudal times, when the womenfolk cowered within the small rooms behind the solid masonry, and the warriors guarded the loopholes, watching, waiting for attack.
"Cornwall"
G. E. Mitton

Famous quotes with Loopholes

  • Congress has greatly tightened the loopholes terrorists can use to harm Americans. We need to do more. We need controls immediately on what forms of ID are adequate to board planes and enter secure sites.
    Elton Gallegly
  • The American people likewise want to see enforcement first, no tricks, no triggers, no amnesty, enforcing existing laws and closing loopholes to reaffirm that our great Republic is, in fact, a nation of laws.
    J. D. Hayworth
  • Oh, she just happened to be a friend of the producer's. Or, oh, they've been trying to get her from the beginning and she just had a spot open up. There are always little loopholes, so I don't take anything personally anymore.
    Ellen Muth
  • Tax breaks can serve a vital role in keeping and bringing jobs to our state; however, without accountability, they are little more than loopholes at taxpayers' expense.
    Jeanne Kohl-Welles
  • Most tax revisions didn't improve the system, they made it more like Washington itself complicated, unfair, cluttered with gobbledygook and loopholes designed for those with the power and influence to hire high-priced legal and tax advisers.
    Ronald Reagan

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