exeme
A Scottish legal and historical verb meaning to release, exempt, or free someone from an obligation or restraint.
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A Scottish legal and historical verb meaning to release, exempt, or free someone from an obligation or restraint. It appears in older Scottish legal documents and texts and is effectively obsolete in modern usage. The term belongs to the specialised vocabulary of Scots law.
The court agreed to exeme him from the usual bond on account of his long service.
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(transitive, Scotland) To release; to exempt.
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