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Exemption

Property or income that is protected from seizure by creditors or from taxation. In bankruptcy, exemptions determine what property the debtor may keep.

Encyclopedia entry: Exemption

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exemption

Exemption is an immunity , exception , or freedom from the liability , duty , or other requirements, such as exemptions from taxation or execution for certain property, or exemptions from military conscription.

In particular, the exemption can refer to a privilege allowing a judgment debtor to retain certain property from being taken in execution, bankruptcy , or other procedures. Also termed debtor's exemption.

In tax law, it refers to the amount allowed as a deduction from gross income for the purpose of determining taxable income

[Last reviewed in August of 2021 by the Wex Definitions Team
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