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loophole

【意味】
(法の)抜け穴

【参考】
▷ a (small) mistake in a law that makes it possible to avoid doing something that the law is supposed to make people do.

【用例】
▷ a loophole in the law = a legal loophole →法の抜け穴
▷ a loophole in tax = a tax loophole →税の逃げ道
▷ find a loophole →抜け穴を見つける
▷ use[exploit] a loophole →抜け穴を使う
▷ close a loophole →抜け穴を塞ぐ
▷ the gaping loopholes in the existing laws →既存の法律の大きな逃げ道