ex·empt
ig-ˈzem(p)t 
1
: free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
was exempt from jury duty
the estate was exempt from taxes
2
obsolete
: set apart
exempted; exempting; exempts
: to release or deliver from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
exempted from military service
: one exempted or freed from duty
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Sverre Alvik, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Because these weapons are sold as unfinished parts, ghost guns are not treated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) as traditional firearms and are exempt from laws requiring background checks and waiting periods.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
Thus, the Sports Broadcasting Act does not exempt league contracts with cable (e.g., ESPN), satellite television services, or digital distribution platforms, for which subscribers are charged a fee, from antitrust liability.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 20 July 2022
The electric-car maker clashed with Fremont officials last month over whether its factory was an essential business exempt from shutdown orders.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Apr. 2020
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Adjective
EVs were once exempt from sales tax, but it was argued that this was beneficial to only a narrow strata of car buyers and had become bad value for money for taxpayers.
—Sverre Alvik, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Because these weapons are sold as unfinished parts, ghost guns are not treated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) as traditional firearms and are exempt from laws requiring background checks and waiting periods.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
Washington and its European partners exempted energy from their financial sanctions on Russia out of a fear that disrupting Russia’s crude oil exports would raise global prices and harm their own economies.
—Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
Thus, the Sports Broadcasting Act does not exempt league contracts with cable (e.g., ESPN), satellite television services, or digital distribution platforms, for which subscribers are charged a fee, from antitrust liability.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
One additional player may be added to each draw as a special exempt.
—Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 20 July 2022
The electric-car maker clashed with Fremont officials last month over whether its factory was an essential business exempt from shutdown orders.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Apr. 2020
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“Exempt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exempt. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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exempt
1 of 2 adjective
ex·empt
ig-ˈzem(p)t
: free or released from some requirement that others must meet or deal with
exempt
2 of 2 verb
: to make exempt
Legal Definition
exempt
1 of 2 adjective
ex·empt
ig-ˈzempt
: free or released from some obligation or duty to which others are subject : not subject or liable
certain properties are declared to be exempt and cannot be taken by a person's creditors—J. H. Williamson
J. H. Williamsonexempt
2 of 2 transitive verb
: to release or exclude from some liability (as in taxation), obligation, or duty to which others are subject
exempts the income of a spendthrift trust—W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al.
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