ex·empt
ig-ˈzem(p)t 
1
: free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
was exempt from jury duty
the estate was exempt from taxes
2
obsolete
: set apart
exempted; exempting; exempts
: to release or deliver from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
exempted from military service
: one exempted or freed from duty
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
As a bonus, new TIF values are exempt from the state’s cap on property tax hikes, known as PTELL, and would not increase taxpayers’ bills.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Most of these critiques are addressed in the actual text of the law, because more powerful devices are exempted, secondary power plugs are allowed, and wireless largely gets a pass.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2025
Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 20 July 2022
The electric-car maker clashed with Fremont officials last month over whether its factory was an essential business exempt from shutdown orders.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Apr. 2020
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Adjective
Meanwhile, any money the United Nations spends similarly is exempt from such taxes.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
As a bonus, new TIF values are exempt from the state’s cap on property tax hikes, known as PTELL, and would not increase taxpayers’ bills.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
The anti-fish brigade ultimately triumphed in 1979, however, by adding a rider that exempted the Tellico Dam from the Endangered Species Act to a spending bill.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Most of these critiques are addressed in the actual text of the law, because more powerful devices are exempted, secondary power plugs are allowed, and wireless largely gets a pass.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
One additional player may be added to each draw as a special exempt.
—Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 20 July 2022
The electric-car maker clashed with Fremont officials last month over whether its factory was an essential business exempt from shutdown orders.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Apr. 2020
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“Exempt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exempt. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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exempt
1 of 2 adjective
ex·empt
ig-ˈzem(p)t
: free or released from some requirement that others must meet or deal with
exempt
2 of 2 verb
: to make exempt
Legal Definition
exempt
1 of 2 adjective
ex·empt
ig-ˈzempt
: free or released from some obligation or duty to which others are subject : not subject or liable
certain properties are declared to be exempt and cannot be taken by a person's creditors—J. H. Williamson
J. H. Williamsonexempt
2 of 2 transitive verb
: to release or exclude from some liability (as in taxation), obligation, or duty to which others are subject
exempts the income of a spendthrift trust—W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al.
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