Exemption
noun
The action of being freed or spared from doing, paying or experiencing something.
Due to her medical condition, she was granted an exemption from the physical education classes at school.
Often appears as...
- tax exemption
- medical exemption
noun
A legal way to reduce or avoid paying taxes.
Many charities are granted tax exemptions by the government.
Often appears as...
- tax exemption
- personal exemption
noun
A special permission not to do or pay something.
He petitioned for an exemption from the mandatory military service.
Often appears as...
- mandatory exemption
- military exemption
noun
The action of being freed or spared from doing, paying or experiencing something.
Due to her medical condition, she was granted an exemption from the physical education classes at school.
Often appears as...
- tax exemption
- medical exemption
noun
A legal way to reduce or avoid paying taxes.
Many charities are granted tax exemptions by the government.
Often appears as...
- tax exemption
- personal exemption
noun
A special permission not to do or pay something.
He petitioned for an exemption from the mandatory military service.
Often appears as...
- mandatory exemption
- military exemption
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Conditional Freedom
Exemption often depends on special conditions or requirements being met.
Students with disabilities may receive an exemption from certain exams.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Automatic
Exemption is not guaranteed; it usually requires approval or official consent.
She applied for an exemption but her request was denied.
Pro Tip 3/3Limited Scope
The exemption applies to specific obligations; it does not cover everything.
His exemption only applied to the late fees, not the actual bill.
Pro Tip 1/3Conditional Freedom
Exemption often depends on special conditions or requirements being met.
Students with disabilities may receive an exemption from certain exams.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Automatic
Exemption is not guaranteed; it usually requires approval or official consent.
She applied for an exemption but her request was denied.
Pro Tip 3/3Limited Scope
The exemption applies to specific obligations; it does not cover everything.
His exemption only applied to the late fees, not the actual bill.
Pro Tip 1/3Conditional Freedom
Exemption often depends on special conditions or requirements being met.
Students with disabilities may receive an exemption from certain exams.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Automatic
Exemption is not guaranteed; it usually requires approval or official consent.
She applied for an exemption but her request was denied.
Pro Tip 3/3Limited Scope
The exemption applies to specific obligations; it does not cover everything.
His exemption only applied to the late fees, not the actual bill.
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A plane you can drive -...
exemption for the transition till allow us to have an additional 110 pounds within the light sport aircraft category now that doesn't sound like a lot but it's very important because being able to deliver the transition as a light-sport aircraft makes it simpler for us to certify it but it also makes it much easier for you to learn how to
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The new science of...
who claim the personal exemption against immunization. Anti-vax sentiment is on the rise, and it has very real consequences. Many of you may be aware of the fact that we're seeing infections that we thought we conquered long ago coming back.
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A plane you can drive -...
exemption for the transition till allow us to have an additional 110 pounds within the light sport aircraft category now that doesn't sound like a lot but it's very important because being able to deliver the transition as a light-sport aircraft makes it simpler for us to certify it but it also makes it much easier for you to learn how to
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The new science of...
who claim the personal exemption against immunization. Anti-vax sentiment is on the rise, and it has very real consequences. Many of you may be aware of the fact that we're seeing infections that we thought we conquered long ago coming back.
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Quote examples
Ralph Hall
American Politician
I support both a Fair Tax and a Flat Tax plan that would dramatically streamline the tax system. A Fair Tax would replace all federal taxes on personal and corporate income with a single national tax on retail sales, while a Flat Tax would apply the same tax rate to all income with few if any deductions or exemptions.
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Ben Harney
American Actor
We are living in a culture where we are so led by the visual, and what is promoted in the media, that the attitude becomes, 'I don't have to go through normalcy in life - I can look for exemptions. And I expect them, and when I look for them and they are not there, I am angry.
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Alberto Gonzales
American Public Servant
There are, for example, exemptions in FOIA in which the government can withhold certain kinds of information, and the courts have recognized that there is certain documentation that do deserve protection, that certain privileges do apply and do deserve protection.
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Rick Santorum
American Politician
We had 90 percent rates, but nobody paid them. And so you had all these exemptions, exclusions, shelters, all this kind of stuff. And that's why most Americans are saying, 'Look, let's just be honest. Let's have lower rates, but everybody pays them.
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Josh Tillman
American Musician
When I started with music, all I was looking for was to ensure I never had to live the life I grew up with. I wanted a foolproof exemption from pain and boredom. I wanted a life of constant amusement and leisure.
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Tom Allen
American Politician
I support exemptions from the estate tax to ensure that when Maine farm owners die, their families will be able to continue to farm the land that they have protected and lived on, often for generations.
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Thomas Sydenham
English Scientist
Lastly, he must remember that he himself hath no exemption from the common lot, but that he is bound by the same laws of mortality, and liable to the same ailments and afflictions with his fellows.
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Nick Rahall
American Politician
Simply put, I believe we should not seek the lowest common denominator when it comes to wilderness and saddle a wilderness designation with exceptions, exclusions, and exemptions.
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Nick Hanauer
American Businessman
When you have a tax system in which most of the exemptions and the lowest rates benefit the richest, all in the name of job creation, all that happens is that the rich get richer.
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Adam Hasner
American Politician
I will never support any tax increase on middle-income earners, ever... If you're not going to eliminate loopholes and exemptions, then I wouldn't support lowering rates.
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Ralph Hall
American Politician
I support both a Fair Tax and a Flat Tax plan that would dramatically streamline the tax system. A Fair Tax would replace all federal taxes on personal and corporate income with a single national tax on retail sales, while a Flat Tax would apply the same tax rate to all income with few if any deductions or exemptions.
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Ben Harney
American Actor
We are living in a culture where we are so led by the visual, and what is promoted in the media, that the attitude becomes, 'I don't have to go through normalcy in life - I can look for exemptions. And I expect them, and when I look for them and they are not there, I am angry.
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Alberto Gonzales
American Public Servant
There are, for example, exemptions in FOIA in which the government can withhold certain kinds of information, and the courts have recognized that there is certain documentation that do deserve protection, that certain privileges do apply and do deserve protection.
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Rick Santorum
American Politician
We had 90 percent rates, but nobody paid them. And so you had all these exemptions, exclusions, shelters, all this kind of stuff. And that's why most Americans are saying, 'Look, let's just be honest. Let's have lower rates, but everybody pays them.
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Josh Tillman
American Musician
When I started with music, all I was looking for was to ensure I never had to live the life I grew up with. I wanted a foolproof exemption from pain and boredom. I wanted a life of constant amusement and leisure.
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Tom Allen
American Politician
I support exemptions from the estate tax to ensure that when Maine farm owners die, their families will be able to continue to farm the land that they have protected and lived on, often for generations.
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Thomas Sydenham
English Scientist
Lastly, he must remember that he himself hath no exemption from the common lot, but that he is bound by the same laws of mortality, and liable to the same ailments and afflictions with his fellows.
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Nick Rahall
American Politician
Simply put, I believe we should not seek the lowest common denominator when it comes to wilderness and saddle a wilderness designation with exceptions, exclusions, and exemptions.
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Nick Hanauer
American Businessman
When you have a tax system in which most of the exemptions and the lowest rates benefit the richest, all in the name of job creation, all that happens is that the rich get richer.
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Adam Hasner
American Politician
I will never support any tax increase on middle-income earners, ever... If you're not going to eliminate loopholes and exemptions, then I wouldn't support lowering rates.
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