exemption
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5.1
- noun
- /ɪɡˈzɛmptʃən/
- Formal
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exención
- As the chairwoman, she has the power to grant a special exemption.
- religious exemption
- grant an exemption
- military exemption
And I applied for this exemption and suddenly this problem goes away.
- And I applied for this exemption and suddenly this problem goes away.
- And that's what led me to submitting my religious exemption request.
- Because Congress stepped in and said, well, we're going to grant them an antitrust exemption.
- So she gets a court order for a medical exemption to have an abortion and the court says that she can.
- There's also some ayahuasca churches that have exemptions.
- There are a few exemptions, but this is these are the rules.
- So we wouldn't expect to see exemptions extended in like post haste immediately.
- So if exemptions are narrowed, those are accepted widely.
Examples
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So she gets a court order for a medical exemption to have an abortion and the court says that she can.
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Sir, I have an exemption.
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And I applied for this exemption and suddenly this problem goes away.
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Uh, I would like to apply for a medical student exemption.
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The Federal Reserve gave them an exemption for a year, then they got the law passed.
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Your exemption has been denied.
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Traditionally, small businesses looking to raise money have relied on Regulation D as an exemption to registration.
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So the pilot program provides exemptions from those regulations for five airports.
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You applied for exemption, I believe, as a conscientious objector.
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The committee approved her application for an exemption from the mandatory training program.
Synonyms
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1.1
Not having to do something a rule requires
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4.9
Official protection from legal action or punishment
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4.2
An excuse that lets someone avoid rules or blame because of their position
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7.7
Permission from an authority not to follow a rule
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5.6
Official action that stops police or courts from charging someone for a crime
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3.4
Official permission to do something
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9.9
An official permission given by an authority, often the church
Official permission not to do a duty
Special permission that a church leader gives to not follow a church rule
Protection that stops a public official being sued for actions taken while doing their job
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Exemption comes from the Latin parts ex- 'out' and emere 'to take'. So an exemption is something 'taken out' of a rule or duty, meaning official permission to be free from that obligation.