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noun

• a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

• dominance through threat of punishment and violence

33%13Exception to the rule
noun

• deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule

33%9 Immunity or exception from a rule, penalty, or tax
noun

• immunity from an obligation or duty

• a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.)

• an act exempting someone

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