The meaning of Exempt

verb

Declare (someone) free from guilt, obligation, or punishment.

Usage examples:

The pardon absolved them of any crimes

verb

Tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation.

Usage examples:

They stressed that staff would not be actively discharging anyone and no programme was in place to …

noun

The action of discharging someone from a hospital or from the armed forces or police.

Usage examples:

Referrals can be discussed before discharge from hospital

noun

The action of discharging a liquid, gas, or other substance.

Usage examples:

Those germs might lead to vaginal discharge

adjective

Excluded from the category or group specified.

Usage examples:

Most museums (the getty excepted) have small acquisitions budgets

verb

Specify as excluded from a category or group.

Usage examples:

Five classes of advertisement are excepted from control

adjective

Not included

Usage examples:

Present company excepted i can't stand academics - present company excepted (= not including those …

verb

Deny (someone) access to a place, group, or privilege.

Usage examples:

The public were excluded from the board meeting

verb

To keep out or omit (something or someone)

Usage examples:

The advertised price excludes the sales tax., [ u ] her exclusion from the invitation list was a mi…

verb

To intentionally not include something

Usage examples:

Under the terms of the insurance policy, it is impossible to exclude liability for death or persona…

verb

Seek to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offence); try to justify.

Usage examples:

He did nothing to hide or excuse jacob's cruelty

noun

A reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offence.

Usage examples:

There can be no excuse for any further delay

verb

To forgive someone

Usage examples:

Please excuse me for being so late – there was a lot of traffic., it was hard to excuse him for tre…

verb

Seek to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offence); try to justify.

Usage examples:

He did nothing to hide or excuse jacob's cruelty

noun

A reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offence.

Usage examples:

There can be no excuse for any further delay

noun

A poor or inadequate example of.

Usage examples:

That pathetic excuse for a man!

verb

Free (a person or organization) from an obligation or liability imposed on others.

Usage examples:

They were exempted from paying the tax

adjective

Free from an obligation or liability imposed on others.

Usage examples:

These patients are exempt from all charges

noun

A person who is exempt from something, especially the payment of tax.

Usage examples:

Thus, journalists' duties vary along a spectrum from the nonexempt to the exempt.

adjective

Able to act or be done as one wishes; not under the control of another.

Usage examples:

I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free

adverb

Without cost or payment.

Usage examples:

Ladies were admitted free

verb

Release from confinement or slavery.

Usage examples:

They were freed from jail

adjective

Resistant to a particular infection or toxin owing to the presence of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells.

Usage examples:

They were naturally immune to hepatitis b

Of the condition in which an organism can resist disease

adjective

Protected against a particular disease or illness by particular substances in the blood

Usage examples:

The vaccine would make infants immune to bacteria that can cause middle ear infections., she says h…

idiom

Grant exemption or release to

phrasal verb

Punish someone lightly or not at all for a misdemeanour or offence.

Usage examples:

He was let off with a caution

phrasal verb

Cause a gun, firework, or bomb to fire or explode.

Usage examples:

Thousands of fireworks were let off in the castle grounds at the stroke of midnight to mark the sta…

verb

Allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free.

Usage examples:

An official confirmed the prisoners would be released

noun

The action or process of releasing or being released.

Usage examples:

A campaign by the prisoner's mother resulted in his release

verb

Allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free.

Usage examples:

An official confirmed the prisoners would be released

noun

The action or process of releasing or being released.

Usage examples:

A campaign by the prisoner's mother resulted in his release

noun

The action of making a film, recording, or other product available to the public.

Usage examples:

The movie will be on release from christmas

adjective

Additional to what is required for ordinary use.

Usage examples:

Few people had spare cash for inessentials

noun

An item kept in case another item of the same type is lost, broken, or worn out.

Usage examples:

The wheel's broken and it would be suicide to go on without a spare

verb

Give (something of which one has enough) to (someone).

Usage examples:

She asked if i could spare her a bob or two

verb

Give (something of which one has enough) to (someone).

Usage examples:

She asked if i could spare her a bob or two

adjective

Additional to what is required for ordinary use.

Usage examples:

Few people had spare cash for inessentials

adjective

With no excess fat; thin.

Usage examples:

A spare, bearded figure