1 : free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject was exempt from jury duty the estate was exempt from taxes. 2 obsolete : set apart. exempt.

Does exempt mean excused?

adj. 1. Freed from an obligation, duty, or liability to which others are subject; excused: persons exempt from jury duty; income exempt from taxation; a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process.

Does exempt mean allow?

to allow someone not to do something, pay something, etc. that others have to do or pay: ... exempt sb from doing sth Local drivers are exempted from paying the tolls.