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exemptive

exemptive

8.7
A permission that lets someone not follow a rule
  • noun
  • /ɪɡˈzɛmptɪv/
  • Formal
translation icon : exención
  • The company applied for an exemptive to avoid certain regulatory requirements.

Examples

  • She received an exemptive from jury duty because of her ongoing medical treatment.

  • An exemptive can allow organizations to operate outside standard rules in special cases.

  • The exemptive clause in the contract protects the company from liability.

  • She received an exemptive document from the tax office.

  • She received an exemptive from jury duty because of her ongoing medical treatment.

  • An exemptive can allow organizations to operate outside standard rules in special cases.

  • The company applied for an exemptive to avoid certain regulatory requirements.

Synonyms

exemption
vsexemptive
  • Formal
73 5.1

Official permission that frees someone from a rule or duty

is the provision or document that grants that permission
granting immunity
vsexemptive
  • Formal
6 5.6

Official action that stops police or courts from charging someone for a crime

is the broader procedural provision that can free from many duties
indult
vsexemptive
  • Formal
1 9.9

An official permission given by an authority, often the church

is a general provision not tied to particular authority contexts
exceptionality
vsexemptive
  • Formal
7.9

Official permission to not follow a rule

is the procedural act or document that establishes such an exclusion

Antonyms

687 2.0

Something you need for a particular purpose or situation

Surface Forms

exemptive singular
exemptives plural

Morphology

exemptive = exempt (semi-transparent) = exempt + ive

The word is formed regularly from 'exempt' plus '-ive', but the noun sense is a specialized extension of the adjectival meaning.

Etymology

The word exemptive as a noun comes from exempt, with ex- 'out' and a root meaning 'take', so it names something that 'takes you out' of a rule. That is why an exemptive can be a document or provision that lets a person or group avoid a duty or requirement.