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exempt Definition


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exempt
verb
    exempted, exempting
    1. To free someone from a duty or obligation that applies to others.
      Thesaurus: excuse, exonerate, free, clear, absolve, dismiss, release, spare, let off, make an exception for.
adj
    1. Free from some obligation; not liable.
      Thesaurus: excepted, excluded, excused, absolved, clear, free, spared, released, liberated, favoured, immune.
Derivative: exemption
noun
    The action of freeing someone from a duty, or the state of being freed
      Thesaurus: exoneration, absolution, immunity, dispensation, freedom, release, discharge.
Etymology: 14c: from Latin eximere, exemptum to take out.



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