exempt
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adjective \ig-ˈzem(p)t\Definition of EXEMPT
1
obsolete : set apart
2
: free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject <was exempt from jury duty> <the estate was exempt from taxes>
See Origin of EXEMPT
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin exemptus, past participle of eximere to take out — more at example
First Known Use: 14th century
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2exempt
transitive verbDefinition of EXEMPT
1
: to release or deliver from some liability or requirement to which others are subject : excuse <a man exempted from military service>
2
obsolete : to set apart
First Known Use of EXEMPT
15th century
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3exempt
nounDefinition of EXEMPT
: one exempted or freed from duty
First Known Use of EXEMPT
1670
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