adjective
- serving to exempt or providing exemption; having the quality or effect of freeing from an obligation or liability
Usage: formal; often used in legal or administrative contexts
Examples
- The exemptive clause in the contract allowed certain parties to avoid the standard penalties.
- Religious organizations often seek exemptive status from property taxes.
- The new law included exemptive provisions for small businesses.
- An exemptive ruling from the court freed the defendant from further liability.
- The exemptive nature of the agreement meant that some signatories were not bound by all terms.