Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Exemption

Exemption , noun

[Latin exemptio a removing: compare French 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.