loopholery

English

Etymology

From loophole +‎ -ry.

Noun

loopholery (uncountable)

1. The use of loopholes to achieve a goal.
   • 2008 September 9, Jim Hightower, “Breaking the Lobbyists' Stranglehold on Our Democracy”, in Creators‎^[1]:

     Such shameless butt-kissing was supposedly banned by the 2007 lobbying reforms. But, through creative loopholery, the House ethics committee ruled before the conventions that the ban applies only to events honoring a single lawmaker, not to those benefiting two or more.