exemption
noun/ɪɡˈzɛm(p).ʃən/
Etymology From Old French exemption, from Latin exemptiō, from eximō, equivalent to exempt + -ion.
1
An act of exempting.
2
The state of being exempt; immunity.
- The legislation also tightens the share of unused exemptions states can carry over from year to year. […] Lots of people who are in compliance with the new rules – either because they already work or meet exemption criteria – could lose their assistance because of red tape, said Dottie Rosenbaum, the center’s director of federal SNAP policy.2023 June 2, Tami Luhby, “Here’s who would have to work for government benefits – and who wouldn’t – under the debt ceiling package”, in CNN:
3
A deduction from the normal amount of taxes.
4
Freedom from a defect or weakness.
- Synonyms
- dispensation, free pass, get out of jail free card, immunity
- Derived terms
- exemptional, nonexemption, tax exemption, therapeutic use exemption