exemption

noun

rule or legal act that exempts certain persons or situations from applying a more general rule
whole or partial release of an ecclesiastical person, corporation, or institution from the authority of the ecclesiastical superior
to free from an obligation

Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzɛm(p).ʃən/

Etymology: From Old French exemption, from Latin exemptiō, from eximō, equivalent to exempt + -ion.

An act of exempting.
The state of being exempt; immunity.
“The legislation also tightens the share of unused exemptions states can carry over from year to year. […] Lots of people who are in compliance with the new rules – either because they already work or meet exemption criteria – could lose their assistance because of red tape, said Dottie Rosenbaum, the center’s director of federal SNAP policy.”
A deduction from the normal amount of taxes.
Freedom from a defect or weakness.