used to describe something that has to be done, paid, etc. because it is not one of the situations where a particular rule or law does not have to be obeyed: People going bankrupt sometimes try to prevent non-exempt assets being taken from them. Compare. exempt adjective.

What does did exempt mean?

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.

What does it mean when someone is exempt?

to free from an obligation or liability to which others are subject; release: to exempt a student from an examination. adjective. released from, or not subject to, an obligation, liability, etc.: organizations exempt from taxes. noun. a person who is exempt from an obligation, duty, etc.