Origin: 1400–50;late Middle English < Latinexemptiōn- (stem of exemptiō) removal. See exempt, -ion
Related forms
ex·emp·tive, adjective
non·ex·emp·tion, noun
pre·ex·emp·tion, noun
Synonyms 3. exception. Exemption, immunity, impunity imply special privilege or freedom from imposed requirements. Exemption implies release or privileged freedom from some duty, tax, etc.: exemption from military service.Immunity implies freedom from a penalty or from some liability, especially one that is disagreeable or threatening: immunity from disease.Impunity (limited mainly to the fixed expression with impunity ) primarily suggests freedom from punishment: The police force was so inadequate that crimes could be committed with impunity.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.