Noun: exemption ig'zemp-shun or eg'zemp-shun
- Immunity from an obligation or duty
"He was granted an exemption from military service";
- freedom
- An act exempting someone
"he was granted exemption from prosecution";
- immunity, granting immunity
- A deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of their status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.)
"additional exemptions are allowed for each dependent"
Derived forms: exemptions
Type of: deduction, discharge, immunity, release, tax deduction, tax write-off, unsusceptibility, waiver
Encyclopedia: Exemption