LOOPHOLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does loophole mean? • LOOPHOLE (noun)
The noun LOOPHOLE has 2 senses:
1. an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation
2. a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons
Familiarity information: LOOPHOLE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LOOPHOLE (noun)
Meaning:
An ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("loophole" is a kind of...):
ambiguity (an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context)
Domain category:
contract (a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law)
Meaning:
A small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("loophole" is a kind of...):
hole (an opening deliberately made in or through something)
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