exempt from

exempt someone from something

to release someone from the obligation to do something; to allow a person not to be affected by a rule or law. I cannot exempt anyone from this rule. The members of Congress exempted themselves from the wage freeze.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Teige	-	Irish
Tryggve	-	Swedish
Vieno	VEE-e-no	Finnish (Rare)
Vivian	['viviən]
Albin	[æl'bain]
Nicolas	nee-ko-LAH	French