exemption
noun
ex·emp·tion
ig-ˈzem(p)-shən 
Examples of exemption in a Sentence
They were granted exemptions from military service.
You can claim a tax exemption for each of your dependents.
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Notably absent from this exemption list was the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a decision that led to the permanent loss of many positions.
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The Port Authority of Kansas City has signed off on incentives for the Aladdin project, including about $6.1 million in property tax exemptions over 25 years.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2025
The factory farm industry also benefits from sweeping exemptions under the Clean Water Act, which has helped make agriculture the leading source of US water pollution.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 23 Jan. 2025
Another on the list would impose work requirements for Medicaid recipients on able-bodied adults without dependents, with exemptions for pregnant women, students and primary caregivers of dependents.
—Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The Port Authority of Kansas City has signed off on incentives for the Aladdin project, including about $6.1 million in property tax exemptions over 25 years.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2025
The factory farm industry also benefits from sweeping exemptions under the Clean Water Act, which has helped make agriculture the leading source of US water pollution.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 23 Jan. 2025
Another on the list would impose work requirements for Medicaid recipients on able-bodied adults without dependents, with exemptions for pregnant women, students and primary caregivers of dependents.
—Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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exemption
noun
ex·emp·tion
ig-ˈzem(p)-shən
1
: the act of exempting : the state of being exempt
2
: something that is exempted
Legal Definition
exemption
noun
ex·emp·tion
ig-ˈzemp-shən
1
: the act of exempting or state of being exempt
2
: one that exempts or is exempted: as
a
: an amount of income exempted from taxation that may be deducted from adjusted gross income under the tax laws see also Internal Revenue Code compare deduction, exclusion, tax credit
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dependency exemption
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də-ˈpen-dən-sē-
\
: an exemption that is allowed for each dependent who qualifies under the tax laws (as sections 151 and 152 of the Internal Revenue Code)
Note: Under the federal income tax laws, the dependency exemption is allowed for each dependent whose gross income is less than the exemption or who is a child of the taxpayer and is under 19 or a student under 24.
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personal exemption
: an exemption that is allowed for the taxpayer or for the taxpayer and spouse if filing a joint return
b
: the right created by federal and state laws to exempt specified types of property from a bankruptcy estate
precludes the debtor from using the exemptions in the Bankruptcy Code
also
: a type of property that may be claimed as exempt see also Bankruptcy Code
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