exempt (
http://definr.com/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]