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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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
The election will eventually have consequences for two major Biden Administration employment rules: one banning noncompete agreements for most workers, the other raising the salary threshold at which white-collar employees can be exempt from overtime pay.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
In the past four years, 11 states have passed bills to exempt period products from taxation but there’s still a lot of work to be done.
—Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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
The transaction was exempt from registration under the Securities Act.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
The election will eventually have consequences for two major Biden Administration employment rules: one banning noncompete agreements for most workers, the other raising the salary threshold at which white-collar employees can be exempt from overtime pay.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
Nevada Question 5 is straightforward for Nevada voters: whether to exempt diapers from the state sales tax (adult and child diapers are included).
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
In the past four years, 11 states have passed bills to exempt period products from taxation but there’s still a lot of work to be done.
—Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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 29 Nov. 2024.
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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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