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ex·empt 1 /ig-'zempt/ adj: 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
exempt 2 vt: to release or exclude from some liability (as in taxation), obligation, or duty to which others are subject
exempt s the income of a spendthrift trust — W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al.
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law.
Merriam-Webster.
1996.
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absolved, at liberty, cleared, discharged, excluded, excused, exempted, favored, free, free of binding obligation, freed from, immune, immunis, liber, liberated, not answerable, not liable, not responsible, not restricted, not subject to, outside, possessed of immunity, privileged, protected, released, relieved from liability, set apart, shielded, solutus, unaffected, unbound, unchecked, unconfined, uncontrolled, unencumbered, unimpeded, unrestrained, unrestricted, waived
associated concepts: exempt from attachment, exempt from execution, exempt from sale, exempt from taxation, exempt property
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acquit, clear (unencumbered), clear, condone, discharge (release from obligation), eliminate (exclude), except (exclude), exclude, excuse, forgive, free, immune, palliate (excuse), privileged, purge (wipe out by atonement), release, relieve (free from burden), remit (release from penalty), unbound
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006
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Not under an obligation that applies to others; free from liability or obligation.
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To release someone from an obligation or liability.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc.
Amy Hackney Blackwell.
2008.
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Webster's New World Law Dictionary.
Susan Ellis Wild.
2000.
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exempt — exempt, empte [ ɛgzɑ̃(pt), ɑ̃(p)t ] adj. et n. m. • XVIe; exant v. 1265; lat. exemptus, p. p. de eximere « tirer hors de, affranchir » I ♦ Adj. EXEMPT DE (qqch.). 1 ♦ Qui est affranchi d une charge, d un service commun (⇒ exemption) … Encyclopédie Universelle
exempt — exempt, empte 1. (è gzan gzan t ) adj. 1° Qui n est point assujetti à. Être exempt du service militaire. Être exempt de la taxe. • Tous le disent exempt de la rigueur des lois, ROTR. Vencesl. v, 8. Il est exempt de bien faire, se dit par… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Exempt — Ex*empt , a. [F. exempt, L. exemptus, p. p. of eximere to take out, remove, free; ex out + emere to buy, take. Cf. {Exon}, {Redeem}.] 1. Cut off; set apart. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Corrupted, and exempt from ancient gentry. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Exempt — Ex*empt , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exempted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exempting}.] [F. exempter. See {Exempt}, a.] 1. To remove; to set apart. [Obs.] Holland. [1913 Webster] 2. To release or deliver from some liability which others are subject to; to except … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exempt — exémpt adj. m., pl. exémpţi; f. sg. exémptă, pl. exémpte Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic EXÉMPT, Ă adj. (jur.) Care nu este supus unei obligaţii, liber de ceva. [< … Dicționar Român
exempt — Property that is exempt is removed from the bankruptcy estate and is not available to pay the claims of creditors. The debtor selects the property to be exempted from the statutory lists of exemptions available under the law of his state. The… … Glossary of Bankruptcy
exempt — [adj] freed from responsibility absolved, beat the rap*, clear, cleared, discharged, excepted, excluded, excused, favored, free, immune, let go*, let off*, liberated, not liable, not responsible, not subject, off the hook*, outside, privileged,… … New thesaurus
exempt — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ free from an obligation or liability imposed on others. ► VERB ▪ make exempt. DERIVATIVES exemption noun. ORIGIN Latin exemptus taken out, freed … English terms dictionary
-exempt — [ɪɡˈzempt] ; [ɪɡˈzempt] (in compounds, forming adjectives) • tax exempt donations to charity Main entry: ↑exemptderived … Useful english dictionary
Exempt — Ex*empt , n. 1. One exempted or freed from duty; one not subject. [1913 Webster] 2. One of four officers of the Yeomen of the Royal Guard, having the rank of corporal; an Exon. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
