| adj. | 1. | Not exempt; subject to (some specified) rule. Opposite of exempt. |
| 2. | (U. S. Labor Law) Not exempt from the provisions of the fair labor practises act; - a term applied mostly to persons who are hourly employees, who are required by law to be treated in certain ways. Many salaried and management personnnel are not covered by the law and are therefore exempt. |
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| Adj. | 1. | nonexempt - (of goods or funds) subject to taxation; "taxable income"; "nonexempt property"nonexempt - (of persons) not exempt from an obligation or liability |
| 2. | nonexempt - (of persons) not exempt from an obligation or liabilityexempt - (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" |