The meaning of EXEMPT is free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject. How to use exempt in a sentence.

EXEMPT definition: to free from an obligation or liability to which others are subject; release. See examples of exempt used in a sentence.

EXEMPT definition: 1. to excuse someone or something from a duty, payment, etc.: 2. with special permission not to do…. Learn more.

1. freed from or not subject to an obligation, liability, tax, etc; excused: exempt gilts; tax-exempt bonus.

If someone or something is exempt from a particular rule, duty, or obligation, they do not have to follow it or do it.

exempt (from something) if somebody/something is exempt from something, they are not affected by it, do not have to do it, pay it, etc. The interest on the money is exempt from tax.

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ex‧empt1 /ɪɡˈzempt/ adjective not affected by something, or not having to do it or pay it exempt from The interest is exempt from income tax. …

released from, or not subject to, an obligation, rule, or duty, etc.: Charitable organizations are usually exempt from taxes. ex•emp•tion /ɪgˈzɛmpʃən/ n. [countable * uncountable]

He was exempt from military service. She was exempt from physical education requirements because of her health problems.

There are 17 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word exempt, nine of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.