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exemption

[ig-zemp-shuhn] / ɪgˈzɛmp ʃən /


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Under the government's new plans, the security services would instead have to make a specific court application if they wanted an exemption from the law.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The debate swirls around something called the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961, an old edict which gave leagues an antitrust exemption to pool their media rights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“Congress provided a valuable exemption from the antitrust laws for leagues that bargain collectively for sports broadcasting,” wrote Joseph Di Scipio, Fox Corp.’s senior VP, legal and FCC compliance.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Around the same time, the committee also met to review an exemption application related to water management at the Grayrocks Dam in Wyoming and its effects on endangered whooping cranes downstream in Nebraska.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

One soldier bitterly observed, I went to war, served eight months in France; I was married, but I didn’t claim exemption.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield




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