History LoopholeAbuse / FanWorks

* "[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/416662/domesticated-dragon Domesticated Dragon]]" is about Spike trying to get employment. He runs into a major issue as Equestrian law [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman does not consider]] ''any'' non-quadrupedal, non-ungulate creature a person. Consequently, he's listed as a pet under the residency records and is thus not permitted to work. The company successfully manages to employ him by registering their workplace as a pet daycare and grooming facility and the supervisor states that he's not allowed to call the gems that he gives to Spike his paycheck...even if it actually is.

* "[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/416662/domesticated-dragon Domesticated Dragon]]" is about Spike trying to get employment. He runs into a major issue as Equestrian law [[WhatAMeasureIsANonHuman does not consider]] ''any'' non-quadrupedal, non-ungulate creature a person. Consequently, he's listed as a pet under the residency records and is thus not permitted to work. The company successfully manages to employ him by registering their workplace as a pet daycare and grooming facility and the supervisor states that he's not allowed to call the gems that he gives to Spike his paycheck...even if it actually is.

* {{Discussed|Trope}} in ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/51882607/ Superman: House of El]]'' when Kara asks the Fortress to begin fabrication of military undersuits for herself and Kal. The Fortress A.I. automatically points out that by the order of the High Council, only the military class can give such orders and the House of El is the science class, but Kara points out to the Fortress that since the High Council no longer exists, she is essentially the highest Kryptonian authority left, so it's entirely up to her what the fortress creates.

* ''Fanfic/MetalGearGreen'': Nezu frequently engages in this throughout the fic when trying to avoid getting UA under HPSC control, forcing the HPSC to try and close up the loophole. The current loophole? Having the MSF as security personnel for UA.

* In the AccusationFic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11916488/3/Innocent-or-Guilty Innocent or Guilty]]'', the author argues that Thistleclaw was really a good person because nothing in the Code explicitly forbids warriors from beating up kittens [[note]]except for rule 15's statement that all warriors are obligated to protect ''Clan'' kits, which Thistleclaw's victim was not[[/note]], and Thistleclaw didn't actually ''kill'' the kit...because a bystander forced him not to. So "technically" it's not murder! And technically, there's no rule against attempted murder, so [=StarClan=] [[RonTheDeathEater was being horribly unfair in not letting him join their ranks]].

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6097762/1/Geniuses_of_Hard_Work Geniuses of Hard Work]]'', Kakashi and Gai made a bet regarding which team does better in the Chunin Exams. If Kakashi wins, Gai will have to give up wearing his green spandex; if Gai wins, Kakashi will have to unmask in front of Gai. Gai eventually wins, and Kakashi unmasks...to reveal another mask underneath. When Gai protests, the Third Hokage says that Kakashi is honoring the bet, since Gai asked him to "unmask", not to "reveal his face".

* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3144483/1/My-Parent-s-Secret-Keeper My Parents' Secret Keeper]]'': Sirius Black is tried and acquitted but, because Arthur Weasley, who is the Minister of Magic in this fic, still believes Sirius to be guilty, isn't allowed to rescue harry from the Dursleys until he learns about a law from the witch hunt days but still valid saying no orphan born to magical parents will live with Muggles for as long as a magical guardian remains. Molly tells Arthur [[InvokedTrope there must be a loophole to stop Sirius]] but Arthur says [[AvertedTrope there isn't]]. When explaining this to Harry, [[SubvertedTrope Arthur describes it as Sirius using a loophole but it arguably isn't since Sirius is using the law to rescue Harry from the Dursleys and keeping magical children safe from Muggles is the purpose the law was made for]].

* In ''Fanfic/HatchYaLater' Ryouta eats a green cupcake to cheat on his "green food only" diet.

* {{Subverted}} in "Fanfic/ShortestWarEver". Kanril Eleya retroactively justifies intervening militarily to stop a nuclear war on Volante by citing a revision to General Order 24 (pointedly dated ''after'' "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E23ATasteOfArmageddon A Taste of Armageddon]]") stating that for a Starfleet vessel to intentionally depopulate an inhabited planet requires a direct order from the President of the Federation and ratification by the Federation Council. She then argues that her ''inaction'' would have led to the depopulation of Volante, and therefore she would have been in violation of the law had she ''not'' intervened. [[SubvertedTrope Admiral Velasquez calls BS on the excuse]] and Eleya admits "I did the only thing that was going to let me ''sleep'' at night!"

* In ''[[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/worm-blanket-aka-the-diaper-changer-com-pleated.48434/ Blanket AKA The Diaper Changer]]'', Taylor's mother has the power of teaching people very well, but she can't teach herself. She can, however, film herself teaching a lesson and then watch it.

* ''Fanfic/Your Heart a Haven of Thorns|Naruto}}'':

* As established in the series, one of the few rules good and evil agreed on was that anyone whose powers have awakened has a forty-eight hour window to essentially choose if they will be good or evil. In "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5632882/1/Sweet-Seduction Sweet Seduction]]", the Charmed Ones meet Delilah, the adult daughter of the Source, but she was born when the Source raped her mother and he has kept her in a cell for her entire life. As a result, Prue argues that Delilah isn't good or evil despite having magic all her life because she's never had the chance to ''make'' such a choice, spending her existence up until now locked in her room and being sexually abused by various demons.

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* Discussed in "[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/51882607/ Superman: House of El]]" when Kara asks the Fortress to begin fabrication of military undersuits for herself and Kal. The Fortress A.I. automatically points out that by the order of the High Council, only the military class can give such orders and the House of El is the science class, but Kara points out to the Fortress that since the High Council no longer exists, she is essentially the highest Kryptonian authority left, so it's entirely up to her what the fortress creates.

* Many ''Manga/DeathNote'' fics will circumvent the first rule of the Death Note "the human whose name is written in this notebook shall die" by revealing that a character isn't actually human but a Shinigami or a vampire or a werewolf or an alien or [[AmbiguouslyHuman whatever]].
* In ''Fanfic/ConstantTemptation'' Kira can't kill Beyond Birthday because he doesn't know Beyond's true face. In fact B has been [[spoiler: L's copy]] for so long that no one remembers what Beyond actually looks like.
* In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3538084/1/ Desideratum]]'' L is immune to the Death Note because he doesn't have a real name.

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* {{Averted}} in ''Fanfic/DungeonKeeperAmi'': the conditions of a MagicallyBindingContract between the protagonist and a major antagonist is a single vague sentence. This is precisely to sidestep LoopholeAbuse via ExactWords by having both sides being bound only by the intent of the agreement.