legal exemptions
Lawful passes granted
Legal exemptions are provisions that free certain people, organizations, or activities from rules that otherwise apply.
Tax-exempt status releases nonprofits from paying income tax.
Religious exemptions allow believers to opt out of requirements that conflict with their faith.
The law includes exemptions for small businesses.
An exemption differs from an exception in that exemptions are typically granted or claimed, while exceptions are built into the rule itself.
- tax deductionPermitted income reduction
- amnestyGroup pardon from authorities
- conscientious objectionMoral refusal to fight
- grandfather clauseExemption preserving prior status
- tax creditDirect reduction of liability
waiver · religious accommodation · anti-discrimination laws · Sabbath observance · nonprofit status · leniency · carve-out · opt-out clause · permit · press pass · antitrust law · property tax relief · disability accommodation · diplomatic immunity · inheritance laws · allowance · bypass · relief
- ProhibitionProhibition, speakeasies, bootlegger, bootleggers, speakeasy
- legal defensesself-defense, alibi, affirmative defense, insanity defense, insanity
- legal necessitynecessity, justification, duress, compulsion, imminent danger
- shipping lawbill of lading, waybill, bareboat charter, consignee, shipowner
- Sentencing Factorsmitigating factors, aggravating factors, extenuating circumstances, criminal history, prior record
- Islamic Lawsharia, Sharia, Shariah, Islamic law, fatwa
legal exemptionslegal obligations
Enforceable duties under law
legal requirements · mandates · legal duties · legal mandates · regulatory requirements
legal exemptionslegal accountability
Duty to answer for actions
legal penalties · legal sanctions · tax obligations · criminal liability