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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. immunity from an obligation or duty;
[syn: exemption, freedom]

2. a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.);
- Example: "additional exemptions are allowed for each dependent"

3. an act exempting someone;
- Example: "he was granted immunity from prosecution"
[syn: exemption, immunity, granting immunity]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Exemption \Ex*emp"tion\, n. [L. exemptio 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.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

exemption
    n 1: immunity from an obligation or duty [syn: exemption,
         freedom]
    2: 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"
    3: an act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from
       prosecution" [syn: exemption, immunity, granting
       immunity]