Exempt and Subject to

Exempt

Exempt adjective - (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject.

Subject to is an antonym for exempt.

Nearby Words: exemption, exempting, exempted

Subject to

Subject to adjective - Determined by something else.

Exempt is an antonym for subject to.

Both terms in one sentence

  • Characters / X Men Rogues Gallery A To L He is sorely tempted to abuse his station to covertly exempt Jennifer from the usual mutant control laws, but ultimately refuses, reasoning that if he expects other people to accept that their friends and family are subject to the law, he must do so himself, as well.
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