exemptible

Variant of exempt

transitive verb

to free from a rule or obligation which applies to others; excuse; release

Origin: ME exempten < Anglo-Fr exempter < L exemptus, pp. of eximere, to take out: see example

adjective

not subject to or bound by a rule, obligation, etc. applying to others

Origin: L exemptus

noun

an exempted person

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