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   exempt

   /ɪɡˈzɛm(p)t/

   adjective

   • 1. free from an obligation or liability imposed on others: "these patients are exempt from all charges"

   verb

   • 1. free (a person or organization) from an obligation or liability imposed on others: "they were exempted from paying the tax"

   noun

   • 1. a person who is exempt from something, especially the payment of tax.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin exemptus ‘taken out, freed’, past participle of eximere.

   Scrabble Points: 17

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