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   ex·emp·tion

   /iɡˈzem(p)SH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. the process of freeing or state of being free from an obligation or liability imposed on others: "exemption from prescription charges"
   • ▪ the process of exempting a person from paying taxes on a specified amount of income for themselves and their dependents.
   • ▪ an item or amount exempted: "a series of exemptions from the partnership tax rules"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin exemptio(n-), from eximere ‘take out, free’.

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