loophole
I
noun
alternative, aperture, contrivance, device, escape clause, escape hatch, escape valve, evasion, exception, excuse, expedient, foramen, means of escape, mechanism for evasion, opening, outlet, saving clause, uncommunicativeness, vehicle for escape, way of escape, way out
II
index
flaw, subterfuge
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006