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exempt
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[ adjective ] (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject
Examples "a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process" "exempt from jury duty" Used in print (The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)Pope_Pius_12 , declared in 1951 that it is possible to be exempt from the normal obligation of parenthood for a long_time and even for the whole duration of married life , if there are serious reasons , such_as those often mentioned in the so-called medical , eugenic , economic and social `` indications '' . (U.S. Reports. Volume 364. Cases Adjudged in the...)In his report to the Attorney_General , the hearing_officer suggested that the petitioner be exempt only from combatant training and service . Related terms |
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[ verb ] grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
Examples "She exempted me from the exam" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)The Georgia_Constitution gives the Legislature the power to exempt colleges from property taxation if , among other criteria , `` all endowments to institutions established for white people shall be limited to white people , and all endowments to institutions established for colored people shall be limited to colored people '' . Related terms enforce spare forgive deregulate derestrict dispense exemption |
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[ adjective ] (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation
Synonyms Examples "the funds of nonprofit organizations are nontaxable" "income exempt from taxation" Related terms |
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