as in immunity
freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
those motorists who think that they can flout the town's parking regulations with exemption
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Recent Examples of exemption
Some residents, including homeowners over the age of 65 and low-income homeowners with disabilities, can apply for an exemption from the parcel tax.
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 8 May 2025
Congress can decide how to balance the contending issues of tax exemption and subsidy.
—The Editors, National Review, 5 May 2025
Aviation industry is lobbying the White House for exemptions.
—Shashwat Chauhan and Medha Singh, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Small purchases are seeing big hits Most of these items are currently excluded from tariffs because of something called the de minimis exemption, which applies to any shipment valued under $800.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 8 May 2025
Congress can decide how to balance the contending issues of tax exemption and subsidy.
—The Editors, National Review, 5 May 2025
Aviation industry is lobbying the White House for exemptions.
—Shashwat Chauhan and Medha Singh, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Small purchases are seeing big hits Most of these items are currently excluded from tariffs because of something called the de minimis exemption, which applies to any shipment valued under $800.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exemption
Noun
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Ozzy volunteering to go to Redemption, Cochran flipping, and Brandon giving away his immunity. 31.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
15 May 2025
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The public accusations made against Weinstein, and many others, attempted to revoke that immunity.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Areas of Compliance Concern for Employers and Consumer Reporting Agencies While these statutory protections may ease some compliance burdens, employers and consumer reporting agencies must remain mindful of several significant risks under the Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Silva and her husband became TPS holders in 2023, a protection the Trump administration decided would end in April .—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2025
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“Exemption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exemption. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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