Exempt - Definition

adj 1: (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation
or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other
things are subject; "a beauty somehow exempt from the
aging process"; "exempt from jury duty"; "only the very
poorest citizens should be exempt from income taxes"
[ant: nonexempt]
2: (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation; "the funds of
nonprofit organizations are nontaxable"; "income exempt from
taxation" [syn: nontaxable, exempt] [ant: nonexempt,
taxable]
v 1: grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to;
"She exempted me from the exam" [syn: exempt, relieve,
free] [ant: apply, enforce, implement]
2: grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this
class" [syn: excuse, relieve, let off, exempt]