exemption
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ex·emp·tion
(ĭg-zĕmp′shən)n.
1.
a. The act or an instance of exempting.
b. The state of being exempt; immunity.
2. An exception to the ordinary operation of law, as:
a. An exception of certain property from bankruptcy or taxation.
b. The deduction of a certain amount in the computation of net income with regard to taxation, allowed for an individual, that individual's dependents, and certain characteristics, such as blindness or age.
c. Excuse from performance of a legal duty, such as release from serving in the military or as a juror.
ex•emp•tion
(ɪgˈzɛmp ʃən)n.
1. the circumstances of a taxpayer, as age or number of dependents, that permit certain deductions to be made from taxable income.
2. the act of exempting.
3. the state of being exempted; immunity.
[1400–50; < Latin]
ex•emp′tive, adj.
syn: exemption, immunity, impunity imply special privilege or freedom from requirements imposed on others. exemption implies release or privileged freedom from sharing with others some duty or legal requirement: exemption from military service. immunity implies freedom from a penalty or from some natural or common liability, esp. one that is disagreeable or threatening: immunity from prosecution; immunity from disease. impunity (limited mainly to the expression with impunity) suggests freedom from punishment: The police force was so inadequate that crimes could be committed with impunity.
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| Noun | 1. | exemption - immunity from an obligation or duty immunity, unsusceptibility - the state of not being susceptible; "unsusceptibility to rust" amnesty - a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment diplomatic immunity - exemption from taxation or normal processes of law that is offered to diplomatic personnel in a foreign country indemnity - legal exemption from liability for damages impunity - exemption from punishment or loss grandfather clause - an exemption based on circumstances existing prior to the adoption of some policy; used to enfranchise illiterate whites in south after the American Civil War |
| 2. | exemption - 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" deduction, tax deduction, tax write-off - a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket | |
| 3. | exemption - an act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from prosecution" fix - an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear; "collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers" official immunity - personal immunity accorded to a public official from liability to anyone injured by actions that are the consequence of exerting official authority sovereign immunity - an exemption that precludes bringing a suit against the sovereign government without the government's consent; "the doctrine of sovereign immunity originated with the maxim that the king can do no wrong" testimonial immunity, use immunity - an exemption that displaces the privilege against self-incrimination; neither compelled testimony or any fruits of it can be used against the witness who therefore can no longer fear self-incrimination |
exemption
noun immunity, freedom, privilege, relief, exception, discharge, release, dispensation, absolution, exoneration new exemptions for students and the unwaged
Translations
إعْفاء
fritagelse
mentesítés
undanòága
exemption
exempt
(igˈzempt) verb to free (a person) from a duty that other people have to carry out. He was exempted from military service.
adjective free (from a duty etc). Children under 16 are exempt from the usual charges for dental treatment.
exˈemption (-ʃən) noun