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  • 1exempt from external authority — index free (enjoying civil liberty), sovereign (independent) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2Engaged in one precept, exempt from another — The idea that someone who is engaged in the performance of one precept of the Law is exempt from another precept is a concept in rabbinical Judaism. In Hebrew this is rendered עוסק במצוה פטור מן המצוה, osek b mitzvah patur min hamitzvah (lit.… …

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  • 3exempt from military service — is not required to serve in the military …

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  • 4exempt from taxes — not obligated to pay taxes …

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  • 5exempt — ex·empt 1 /ig zempt/ adj: free or released from some obligation or duty to which others are subject: not subject or liable certain properties are declared to be exempt and cannot be taken by a person s creditors J. H. Williamson exempt 2 vt: to… …

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  • 6Exempt — Ex*empt , a. [F. exempt, L. exemptus, p. p. of eximere to take out, remove, free; ex out + emere to buy, take. Cf. {Exon}, {Redeem}.] 1. Cut off; set apart. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Corrupted, and exempt from ancient gentry. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 7Exempt — Ex*empt , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exempted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exempting}.] [F. exempter. See {Exempt}, a.] 1. To remove; to set apart. [Obs.] Holland. [1913 Webster] 2. To release or deliver from some liability which others are subject to; to except …

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  • 8exempt person — A person who is exempt from the general prohibition under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, in respect of the activities it carries on. Exempt persons can therefore carry on regulated activities (regulated activity) without… …

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  • 9exempt employees — USA Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employees who are exempt from coverage for minimum wage payment requirements and/or overtime requirements because they qualify for one or more exemptions carved out by the FLSA. The primary and most… …

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  • 10exempt transfer of value — (for inheritance tax) England, Wales A transfer of value (broadly, a gift) made in lifetime or on death that is exempt from inheritance tax. For example, gifts to certain favoured beneficiaries (beneficiary) such as a spouses, civil partners and… …

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