loophole

loophole englannista suomeksi

1. ampuma-aukko

2. porsaanreikä

0. Substantiivi

1. ampuma-aukko

2. porsaanreikä

2. Verbi

loophole englanniksi

1. A slit in a castle wall; today, any similar window for shooting a ranged weapon or letting in light. Also written ''hole''.

2. (RQ:Defoe Robinson Crusoe) and having a fair loophole, as it were, from a broken hole in the tree, he took a sure aim, without being seen, waiting till they were within about thirty yards of the tree, so that he could not miss.

3. {{quote-text|en|year=1809|author=Maria Edgeworth|title=The Absentee

4. (quote-book)

5. A method of escape, especially an ambiguity or exception in a rule or law that can be exploited in order to avoid its effect.

6. (quote-book)|passage=Coupling the poor girl's intelligence with my previous knowledge, and the result of our good friend's inquiries on the spot, I left him no loophole of escape, and laid bare the whole villany which by these lights became plain as day.

7. (quote-av)|title=Two Weeks Notice|medium=motion picture|passage=You have a contract that says you will work until Island Towers is finalized, which I interpret as completion of construction, or I can stop you working elsewhere. And there's no loopholes, because you drafted it and you're the best.

8. (quote-text)

9. To prepare a building for defense by preparing slits or holes through which to fire on attackers

10. {{quote-book|en|year=1896|author=Arthur Conan Doyle|title=The Exploits Of Brigadier Gerard|chapter=|edition=|url=http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/11247

11. {{quote-book|en|year=1907|author=A. E. W. Mason|title=The Broken Road|chapter=|edition=|url=http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/10755

12. To exploit (a law, etc.) by means of loopholes.

13. {{quote-text|en|year=2005|author=Deborah Rhode; David Luban|title=Legal Ethics Stories