About The Word Exemption

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Exemption to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Exemption definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Exemption

Exemption Meaning & Definition
Exemption Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Exemption?

[n] an act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from prosecution"
[n] immunity from an obligation or duty

Synonyms | Synonyms for Exemption: freedom | granting immunity | immunity

Related Terms | Find terms related to Exemption: absolution | allowance | amnesty | cession | charter | circumscription | concession | diplomatic immunity | discharge | dispensation | exception | exclusion | exculpation | excuse | exoneration | extenuating circumstances | franchise | freedom | grace | grain of salt | grant | hedge | hedging | immunity | impunity | indemnity | legislative immunity | liberty | license | limitation | mental reservation | modification | nolle prosequi | non prosequitur | nonprosecution | pardon | patent | permission | privilege | qualification | redemption | release | remission | remission of sin | reprieve | reservation | restriction | salvo | shrift | sparing | special case | special treatment | specialness | specification | stay | waiver

See Also | amnesty | diplomatic immunity | discharge | fix | grandfather clause | immunity | impunity | indemnity | release | unsusceptibility | waiver

Exemption In Webster's Dictionary

\Ex*emp"tion\, n. [L. exenptio 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.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Unarbitrary ‐ not subject to individual…
  • Kibbutz ‐ (Israel) a collective farm owned by its members; children are…
  • Bloke ‐ (informal) a man who is (usually) old and/or…
  • Genus rudbeckia ‐ North American perennial herbs with showy cone-shaped flower…
  • Twenty-eighth ‐ coming next after the twenty-seventh…
  • Vegetarian ‐ eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no meat…
  • Fanwort ‐ common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating…
  • Chain gang ‐ a gang of convicts…
  • Cope with ‐ satisfy or fulfill; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my…
  • Cell doctrine ‐ (biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental structural…