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exemption |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Exemption \Ex*emp"tion\, n. [L. exenptio 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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: exemption n 1: immunity from an obligation or duty [syn: {freedom}] 2: an act exempting someone "he was granted immunity from prosecution" [syn: {immunity}, {granting immunity}]
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