idiom [verb]

Zunguka mbuyu wa sheria

Maana (Definition)

Using tricky or ambiguous interpretations to circumvent statutory laws

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

exploit legal loopholes / skirt around regulations

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

zunguka mbuyu sheria

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili / Legal

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Wakili alijaribu kuzunguka mbuyu wa sheria kumtetea mteja"

Translation: The lawyer tried to exploit legal loopholes to defend the client

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

kepa sheria