Both Uses of
loophole
in
Arrowsmith
- I want to have every loophole plugged up before I announce anything whatever!†
Chpt 29 *
- But on a night when he stood at the rail for hours, he admitted that he was afraid of their criticism, and afraid because his experiment had so many loopholes.†
Chpt 36
Definition:
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(loophole) something left out of a rule that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation -- especially in the text of a law or contract