Exemption from punishment

  • 1exemption from punishment — index immunity, impunity, pardon Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2Exemption from military service in Israel — Conscription to the Israeli Defense Forces is done in Israeli in accordance with the Israeli Security Service Law (חוק שירות ביטחון). This law also consists of a set of rules that define in which cases a person would be exempted from security… …

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  • 3exemption — [eg zemp′shən, igzemp′shən] n. [ME exempcioun < OFr exemption < L exemptio] 1. an exempting or being exempted; freedom or release from a liability, obligation, etc.; immunity 2. a) the exempting from an individual s taxable income of a… …

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  • 4PUNISHMENT — While there is no modern theory of punishment that cannot, in some form or other, be traced back to biblical concepts, the original and foremost purpose of punishment in biblical law was the appeasement of God. God abhors the criminal ways of… …

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  • 5exemption — exemptive, adj. /ig zemp sheuhn/, n. 1. the circumstances of a taxpayer, as age or number of dependents, that allow him or her to make certain deductions from taxable income. 2. the act of exempting. 3. the state of being exempted; immunity.… …

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  • 6exemption — ex•emp•tion [[t]ɪgˈzɛmp ʃən[/t]] n. 1) bus the circumstances of a taxpayer, as age or number of dependents, that permit certain deductions to be made from taxable income 2) the act of exempting 3) the state of being exempted; immunity • Etymology …

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  • 7exemption — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Freedom from obligation Nouns exemption, freedom, immunity, impunity, privilege, liberty, release, excuse, dispensation, exception, benefit of clergy, executive privilege, absolution, discharge; [bill,… …

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  • 8Engaged in one precept, exempt from another — The idea that someone who is engaged in the performance of one precept of the Law is exempt from another precept is a concept in rabbinical Judaism. In Hebrew this is rendered עוסק במצוה פטור מן המצוה, osek b mitzvah patur min hamitzvah (lit.… …

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  • 9Traditional Chinese law — refers to the laws, regulations and rules used in China up to 1911, when the last imperial dynasty fell. It has undergone continuous development since at least the 11th century BC. This legal tradition is distinct from the common law and civil… …

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  • 10immunity — im·mu·ni·ty /i myü nə tē/ n pl ties [Latin immunitas, from immunis exempt from public service, exempt, from in non + munis (from munia services)] 1: exemption from a duty or liability that is granted by law to a person or class of persons a… …

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