exemption
noun
[ ɪɡˈzɛmpʃn ]
• the action of freeing or state of being free from an obligation or liability imposed on others.
• "vehicles that may qualify for exemption from tax"
Similar:
immunity,
exception,
dispensation,
indemnity,
exclusion,
freedom,
release,
relief,
absolution,
exoneration,
special treatment,
privilege,
favouritism,
impunity,
let-off,
derogation,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin exemptio(n- ), from eximere ‘take out, free’.
