legal loophole
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflegalandloophole
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legal
adjective
uk/ˈliː.ɡəl/us/ˈliː.ɡəl/
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loophole
noun[C]
uk/ˈluːp.həʊl/us/ˈluːp.hoʊl/
a small mistake in an agreement or law that gives someone the chance to avoid having to ...
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(Definition oflegalandloopholefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I want to be doubly sure that there is nolegalloopholewhich could embarrass us all later.
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I do not know whether there was alegalloophole, but the decision certainly had that effect.
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Thelegalloopholeserves only those who have committed an offence, and that is simply perverse.
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Thelegalloopholeis to be removed, but only for mines abandoned after the end of 1999.
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We should make it absolutely clear, therefore, that there is nolegalloopholethrough which any group of workers can force their way.
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Therefore, the amendment made in the other place simply closes alegalloophole.
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It was only natural that people would take advantage of anylegalloophole.
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The pavement has become alegalloophole, but that did not begin with the current occupant.
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First, there may be anotherlegalloophole.
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They are alegalloophole, effectively exempt from proper controls.
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It concerns us that thelegalloopholeis to be removed only for coal mines abandoned up to the end of 1999.
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This may sound a bit of an inconsistency, but there does not seem to be anylegalloophole.
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It was essential to plug alegalloopholeregarding the phase of use by professionals and private individuals.
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In addition, a provision regulating the admission of volunteers was added to the proposal, protecting such individuals from a potentiallegalloophole.
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Regulation 4 is put forward to close alegalloopholethat was brought to our attention by a number of the participating schools.
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Thousands of staff in off-licences and supermarkets can sell alcohol to children without fear of prosecution because of that glaringlegalloophole.
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Similarly, we should use general terms when referring to breaches of the law, in order to avoid ecological crimes from being swallowed up in a potentiallegalloophole.
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Employers should not be able to use alegalloopholeto escape those liabilities—they are stakeholders too, and they have a responsibility and duty to the public purse.
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As an exercise in the redistribution of wealth it can be, and is, argued by many that the closing of this deliberate and perfectlylegalloopholeis justified.
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