-m(p)shən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English exempcioun, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French exemption, from Medieval Latin exemption-, exemptio, from Latin, removal, from exemptus (past participle of eximere ) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act of exempting or state of being exempt : freedom from any charge or obligation to which others are subject : immunity
exemption from an entrance examination
exemption from customs duty
2. : a cause for exempting (as a portion of taxable income)
claim exemption for a dependent
3. Roman Catholicism : release from the jurisdiction of the ordinary and subjection only to that of the Holy See