/
ɪgˈzɛm(p)t,
ɛg-/
adj.
free from an obligation or liability imposed on others:
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these patients are exempt from all charges.
v.
make exempt.
n.
a person who is exempt from something, especially the payment of tax.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from L. exempt-, eximere ‘take out, free’.
