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潜脱 (せんだつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
circumvention of the law ; evasion of the law
Legal term for using technically legal means to achieve a result that would normally require illegal methods. Often used in contexts like tax avoidance or regulatory loopholes.
彼かれ
ら
は
規き
制せい
を
潜せん
脱だつ
する
ため
に
、
複ふく
雑ざつ
な
取とり
引ひき
を
利り
用よう
し
た
。
They used complex transactions to circumvent the regulations.
Kanji 脱 undress, removing, escape from Similar words 脱だっ 法ぽう 脱法 is a broader term for evading the law, while 潜脱 specifically implies using legal loopholes to achieve an illegal-like result.
法ほう の 抜ぬ け 穴あな 法の抜け穴 refers to a legal loophole itself, whereas 潜脱 is the act of exploiting such loopholes.
Etymology Compound of 潜 (せん, 'to hide, to go under') and 脱 (だつ, 'to escape, to remove'). The combination suggests slipping out of legal constraints while staying hidden.