something that has been left out of a law or legal document that people can use to avoid obeying it (法律或法律文件的)漏洞,空子 He exploited a legal loophole in order to avoid paying child support. 为逃避支付孩子的抚养费他钻了法律上的一个空子。
close a loophole in something (=correct it) 堵塞某事物的漏洞 : The new law has closed a loophole that enabled rich corporations to pay no tax. 新法律堵住了一个使财力雄厚的企业逃税的漏洞。
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