Ex-ĕmp'tion, n.

(egz-ĕmp'shun, 84), n. [Fr. exemption, Pr. & Lat. exemtio, from Lat. eximere; Sp. exencion, It. esenzione.] The act of exempting; the state of being exempt; freedom from that to which others are subject; immunity; privilege; as, exemption from feudal servitude; exemption from anxiety, suffering, and the like.