You searched for: “exempt”
exempt (verb), exempts; exempted; exempting
To free a person or an organization from an obligation, a responsibility, or a liability that is imposed on or required by others to do: "The church is exempted from paying taxes on the place of worship."

"For psychological reasons, the military is exempting the soldier from being reassigned to the war zone."

This entry is located in the following unit: em-, emp-, empt-; sump-, -sum- (page 3)
exempt (adjective), more exempt, most exempt
A reference to being free from a liability or an obligation which is imposed on others: The patients in this room are exempt from any charges because they suffered from a virus that was caused by unsanitary conditions here.

The editorial writer is not exempt from criticism for what he wrote about the mayor.

Not subject to nor bound by the rules that apply to other people.
© ALL rights are reserved.

Go to this Word A Day Revisited Index
so you can see more of Mickey Bach's cartoons.

This entry is located in the following unit: em-, emp-, empt-; sump-, -sum- (page 3)
Word Entries at Get Words: “exempt”
exempt, more exempt, most exempt
Pertaining to being free from a liability or an obligation which applies to other people. (1)
This entry is located in the following unit: Word a Day Revisited Index of Cartoons Illustrating the Meanings of Words (page 36)