exempt

/ig-ˈzem(p)t/

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin exemptus, past participle of eximere to take out

adjective

  1. free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject

  2. set apart

was exempt from jury duty

verb

  1. to release or deliver from some liability or requirement to which others are subject

exempted from military service

noun

  1. one exempted or freed from duty