|
| ex·empt [ ig zémpt ] |
adjective |
|
| Definition: |
| |
not subject to something: freed from or not subject to something such as a duty, tax, or military service that is required of others
  tax-exempt savings accounts
Students were exempt from service in the armed forces.
|
transitive verb (past and past participle ex·empt·ed, present participle ex·empt·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·empts) |
|
| Definition: |
| |
1. free somebody from obligation: to allow or entitle somebody not to do something that others are obliged to do
|
2. release something from rule: to release something from a rule that applies to others
a law that exempts certain capital gains from taxes
|
noun (plural ex·empts) |
|
| Definition: |
| |
exempted person or thing: somebody or something that is exempt from something
|
| [14th century. Directly or via French< Latin exempt-, past participle of eximere (see example)] |
|
| ex·empt·i·ble adjective |
|
