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be exempt

[bi ɪɡˈzɛmpt]
verb phrase
estar isento; ser isento
1. to be free from an obligation, duty, or liability
Students with medical conditions may be exempt from physical education classes.
Estudantes com condições médicas podem estar isentos das aulas de educação física.
2. to not be required to pay a tax or fee
Nonprofit organizations are exempt from paying income tax.
Organizações sem fins lucrativos estão isentas de pagar imposto de renda.
3. to be excluded or released from something
Military personnel are exempt from jury duty in some jurisdictions.
Pessoal militar é isento do dever de júri em algumas jurisdições.
Synonyms
be excusedbe releasedbe excludedbe free frombe relieved of
Antonyms
be liablebe subject tobe obligatedbe required

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
estar isento; ser isento
Standard usage in Brazil
São Paulo
estar isento; ser isento
Commonly used in legal and formal contexts
Portugal
estar isento; ser isento
Standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

exempt from liability
tax-exempt status
exempt from prosecution
be exempt from duties
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