the circumstances of a taxpayer, as age or number of dependents, that allow him or her to make certain deductions from taxable income.
the act of exempting.
the state of being exempted; immunity.
Origin of exemption
First recorded in 1350–1400; late Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin exemptiōn- (stem of exemptiō ) “removal.” See exempt, -ion
SYNONYMS FOR exemption
3 exception.
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ANTONYMS FOR exemption
3 liability.
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3. Exemption,immunity,impunity imply special privilege or freedom from imposed requirements. Exemption implies release or privileged freedom from some duty, tax, etc.: exemption from military service.Immunity implies freedom from a penalty or from some liability, especially one that is disagreeable or threatening: immunity from disease.Impunity (limited mainly to the fixed expression with impunity ) primarily suggests freedom from punishment: The police force was so inadequate that crimes could be committed with impunity.
Newsom has, however, wasted little time signing into law an update to AB 5 that removes a cap on freelance journalism and carves out further exemptions for youth sports coaches, music industry professionals and others.
Morning Report: Oceanside Reboots Top Cop Search|Voice of San Diego|September 14, 2020|Voice of San Diego
SeaWorld, in the late ’90s, persuaded voters to allow it to build roller coasters but there has not been an exemption since then.
Politics Report: Forged Footnote 15|Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts|September 12, 2020|Voice of San Diego
A new state law has since been passed that exposes doctors who write significant numbers of exemptions to increased scrutiny.
Morning Report: Hotel Workers Want Their Jobs Back|Voice of San Diego|September 8, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Nonetheless, she wrote the child a permanent exemption for all vaccines.
Vaccine Exemption Doctor on Probation, Can No Longer Write Exemptions|Will Huntsberry|September 4, 2020|Voice of San Diego
While South Koreans have cheered BTS’s success, military service exemptions are controversial in a country where issues of inequality and privilege dominate the political debate.
South Korean boy band BTS built an army. Now, they might get to defer military service|kdunn6|September 4, 2020|Fortune
But the exemption was also born of prejudice and discrimination.
Finally, Home Care Workers Start Fighting Back|Monica Potts|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is naïve: what the owners feared was losing their exemption from antitrust laws.
In Defense of A-Roid|Allen Barra|September 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
ENDA had a “Level 3” exemption in it, the same exemption as the Affordable Care Act compromise.
Why Progressives Just Woke Up and Killed ENDA|Jay Michaelson|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When Obamacare was rolled out, there was no exemption for this wider circle of organizations.
Why Progressives Just Woke Up and Killed ENDA|Jay Michaelson|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Why would some religious people want an exemption from following a core teaching of their religion?
A Victory for ‘Religious Freedom’ is a Loss for Religion|Gene Robinson|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But we have no charter of exemption, that I know of, from the ordinary frailties of our nature.
Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke|Edmund Burke
He probably thought that if, after all, you were a German spy, you had earned your exemption.
The U-boat hunters|James B. Connolly
When the Pope's letter granting this exemption was exhibited at a council in London, the greatest indignation was expressed.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Albans|Thomas Perkins
For the exemption of two-fifths of them reduced it to that proportion.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4|American Anti-Slavery Society
Each person settling there was entitled to fifty acres of land and exemption from general taxes.
History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia|Charles Campbell