exempt
/ɪgˈzempt/ adj [not gradable]Definition
› not having to obey a rule or to do something that is usually necessary: Nonprofit organizations are exempt from taxes. exempt /ɪgˈzemt/ v [T] › The governor plans to exempt small businesses from the tax increase.
(Definition of exempt adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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