exempt

adj 1: (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or

liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other

things are subject; "a beauty somehow exempt from the

aging process"; "exempt from jury duty"; "only the

very poorest citizens should be exempt from income

taxes" [ant: {nonexempt}]

2: (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation; "the funds of

nonprofit organizations are nontaxable"; "income exempt

from taxation" [syn: {nontaxable}] [ant: {taxable}]

v 1: grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to;

"She exempted me from the exam" [syn: {relieve}, {free}]

[ant: {enforce}]

2: grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this

class [syn: {excuse}, {relieve}, {let off}]