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Webster 1913 Edition
Exemption
Ex-emp′tion
,Noun.
[L.
exemptio
a removing: cf. F. exemption
exemption.] The act of exempting; the state of being exempt; freedom from any charge, burden, evil, etc., to which others are subject; immunity; privilege;
as,
exemption
of certain articles from seizure; exemption
from military service; exemption
from anxiety, suffering, etc.Webster 1828 Edition
Exemption
EXEMP'TION
,Noun.
1.
Freedom from any service, charge, burden, tax, evil or requisition, to which others are subject; immunity; privilege. Many cities of Europe purchased or obtained exemptions from feudal servitude. No man can claim an exemption from pain, sorrow or death.