as in immunity
freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
those motorists who think that they can flout the town's parking regulations with exemption
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Recent Examples of exemption
Steven Boyd, a union steward for SEIU Local 1000, said that agencies are relying on exemptions, delays, rotations and workarounds to make the mandate appear functional.
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William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
The court affirmed its prior ruling upholding New York’s ban on religious exemptions to its law requiring schoolchildren be vaccinated.
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Lauren Weber,
Washington Post,
2 July 2026
Decades later a baseball player, Curt Flood, challenged the exemption, but in 1972, the Supreme Court upheld the exemption under the doctrine of stare decisis.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 July 2026
Rekha Lakshmanan, executive director of The Immunization Partnership, said the new law plus confusion over vaccine policy at the federal level resulted in the increase in conscientious exemptions.
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Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 July 2026
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William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
The court affirmed its prior ruling upholding New York’s ban on religious exemptions to its law requiring schoolchildren be vaccinated.
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Lauren Weber,
Washington Post,
2 July 2026
Decades later a baseball player, Curt Flood, challenged the exemption, but in 1972, the Supreme Court upheld the exemption under the doctrine of stare decisis.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 July 2026
Rekha Lakshmanan, executive director of The Immunization Partnership, said the new law plus confusion over vaccine policy at the federal level resulted in the increase in conscientious exemptions.
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Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exemption
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Parliamentary immunity was lifted with the speaker's approval before the warrants were executed.
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Some birds appear to be developing immunity to the virus, which could slow spread between birds and to other animals.
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Talk of consumer protection could be a result of recent allegations against Miller, who joined ESPN in 2021.
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The organization warned that as search-and-rescue teams begin to scale back operations, humanitarian needs—particularly food, medical care and protection services—could intensify rather than diminish.
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“Exemption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exemption. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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