exempt
ex-empt
verb
To free someone or something from a duty, obligation, or payment.
"The students were exempted from the final exam."
adjective
Not required to do something or pay something that others must.
"Small businesses are often exempt from certain taxes."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: free, relieve, let off, excuse, privileged, immune, excused, unratable, duty-free, tax-free, untaxed, nontaxable