Exempt

Definition of exempt:

part of speech: verb

To free, or grant immunity from.

part of speech: verb

To free from a duty or obligation; release.

part of speech: noun

Exemption.

part of speech: adjective

Taken out: not liable to: released.

part of speech: verb

To free; grant immunity from.

part of speech: noun

One who is not liable to duty.

part of speech: adjective

Free from a duty to which others are subject: with from.

part of speech: noun

A person thus set free.

part of speech: adjective

Not liable to; released.

Usage examples for exempt:

• Mr. Morgan had the reputation of being an excellent master to boys of any promise; it may be inferred that he was of this denomination, as his pupil not only left the school with an excellent character, but on his going to Harrow, in the autumn of 1801, he was immediately placed on the fourth form, which had the privilege of being exempt from fagging. "Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II", Sir John Ross.

• The powers of the old and new world should discard all selfish considerations, and unite to execute it on a magnificent scale, so that when completed it might become, like the ocean, a highway of nations, the enjoyment of which should be guaranteed by all, and be exempt from the caprice or regulation of any one kingdom or state. "The West Indies and the Spanish Main [1899]", James Rodway.