exemption : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: exemption	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
exemption n immunity from an obligation or duty [syn: exemption, freedom] a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.); "additional exemptions are allowed for each dependent" an act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from prosecution" Synonym(s): exemption, immunity, granting immunity
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exemption \Exemp"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.