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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Exempt \Ex*empt"\, a. [F. exempt, L. exemptus, p. p. of eximere
     to take out, remove, free; ex out + emere to buy, take. Cf.
     Exon, Redeem.]
     1. Cut off; set apart. [Obs.]
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              Corrupted, and exempt from ancient gentry. --Shak.
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     2. Extraordinary; exceptional. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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     3. Free, or released, from some liability to which others are
        subject; excepted from the operation or burden of some
        law; released; free; clear; privileged; -- (with from):
        not subject to; not liable to; as, goods exempt from
        execution; a person exempt from jury service.
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              True nobility is exempt from fear.    --Shak.
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              T is laid on all, not any one exempt. --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Exempt \Ex*empt"\, n.
     1. One exempted or freed from duty; one not subject.
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     2. One of four officers of the Yeomen of the Royal Guard,
        having the rank of corporal; an Exon. [Eng.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Exempt \Ex*empt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exempted; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Exempting.] [F. exempter. See Exempt, a.]
     1. To remove; to set apart. [Obs.] --Holland.
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     2. To release or deliver from some liability which others are
        subject to; to except or excuse from he operation of a
        law; to grant immunity to; to free from obligation; to
        release; as, to exempt from military duty, or from jury
        service; to exempt from fear or pain.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Death
              So snatched will not exempt us from the pain
              We are by doom to pay.                --Milton.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Exempt \Ex*empt"\, n.
     1. One exempted or freed from duty; one not subject.
  
     2. One of four officers of the Yeomen of the Royal Guard,
        having the rank of corporal; an Exon. [Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Exempt \Ex*empt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exempted; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Exempting.] [F. exempter. See Exempt, a.]
     1. To remove; to set apart. [Obs.] --Holland.
  
     2. To release or deliver from some liability which others are
        subject to; to except or excuse from he operation of a
        law; to grant immunity to; to free from obligation; to
        release; as, to exempt from military duty, or from jury
        service; to exempt from fear or pain.
  
              Death So snatched will not exempt us from the pain
              We are by doom to pay.                --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Exempt \Ex*empt"\, a. [F. exempt, L. exemptus, p. p. of eximere
     to take out, remove, free; ex out + emere to buy, take. Cf.
     Exon, Redeem.]
     1. Cut off; set apart. [Obs.]
  
              Corrupted, and exempt from ancient gentry. --Shak.
  
     2. Extraordinary; exceptional. [Obs.] --Chapman.
  
     3. Free, or released, from some liability to which others are
        subject; excepted from the operation or burden of some
        law; released; free; clear; privileged; -- (with from):
        not subject to; not liable to; as, goods exempt from
        execution; a person exempt from jury service.
  
              True nobility is exempt from fear.    --Shak.
  
              T is laid on all, not any one exempt. --Dryden.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  exempt
       adj 1: (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" [ant: nonexempt]
       2: (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation; "the funds of
          nonprofit organizations are nontaxable"; "income exempt
          from taxation" [syn: nontaxable] [ant: taxable]
       v 1: grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to;
            "She exempted me from the exam" [syn: relieve, free]
            [ant: enforce]
       2: grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this
          class" [syn: excuse, relieve, let off]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  exempt
     Γαλλικά a.
     απαλλαγμένος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  exempt
     Catalan a.
     1 (l en exempt)
     2 (lb ca architecture) freestanding
     3 (lb ca art) in the round
     French a.
     (l en exempt)
     French n.
     (l en exempt), (type of) policeman
     Romanian a.
     (l en exempt)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  exempt
     a.
     1 free from a duty or obligation.
     2 (lb en of an employee or his position) Not entitled to overtime pay
  when working overtime.
     3 (lb en obsolete) Cut off; set apart.
     4 (lb en obsolete) Extraordinary; exceptional.
     n.
     1 One who has been released from something.
     2 (lb en historical) A type of French police officer.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To grant (someone) freedom or immunity (m en
  from).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  exempt
     Catalan a.
     1 (l en exempt)
     2 (lb ca architecture) freestanding
     3 (lb ca art) in the round
     French a.
     (l en exempt)
     French n.
     (l en exempt), (type of) policeman
     Romanian a.
     (l en exempt)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  exempt
     Catalan a.
     1 (l en exempt)
     2 (lb ca architecture) freestanding
     3 (lb ca art) in the round
     French a.
     (l en exempt)
     French n.
     (l en exempt), (type of) policeman

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  exempt
     Englanti n.
     tehtävä-nsä tai velvollisuus-nsa erivapaus saanut
     Englanti vb.
     vapauttaa velvollisuudesta tai tehtävästä (jota muut ovat velvollisia
  tekemään)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  exempt
     Engelska a.
     undantagen, befriad
     Engelska vb.
     undanta, befria

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Exempt /ɛɡzˈɛmpt/
  معفى

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  exempt //ɛɡˈzɛm(p)t// //ɪɡˈzɛmpt// 
  освободен
  free from duty or obligation

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  exempt //ɛɡˈzɛm(p)t// //ɪɡˈzɛmpt// 
  освобождавам от задължение
  to grant freedom or immunity from