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Webster 1913 Edition

Exemption

Ex-emp′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
exemptio
a removing: cf. F.
exemption
exemption.]
The act of exempting; the state of being exempt; freedom from any charge, burden, evil, etc., to which others are subject; immunity; privilege;
as,
exemption
of certain articles from seizure;
exemption
from military service;
exemption
from anxiety, suffering, etc.

Webster 1828 Edition

Exemption

EXEMP'TION

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Noun.
The act of exempting; the state of being exempt.
1.
Freedom from any service, charge, burden, tax, evil or requisition, to which others are subject; immunity; privilege. Many cities of Europe purchased or obtained exemptions from feudal servitude. No man can claim an exemption from pain, sorrow or death.

Definition 2024

exemption

exemption

English

Noun

exemption ‎(plural exemptions)

  1. An act of exempting.
  2. The state of being exempt; immunity.
  3. A deduction from the normal amount of taxes.
  4. Freedom from a defect or weakness.

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Translations

French

Noun

exemption f ‎(plural exemptions)

  1. exemption

Synonyms

Etymology

From Old French exemption, from Latin exemptio, from eximere

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