exception

The definition of an exception is something that is outside of the rules or outside of the normal expectations.

(noun)

An example of an exception is when you are normally supposed to be home by midnight but your parents let you stay out until 1 AM, just for one night.

See exception in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

an excepting or being excepted; omission; exclusion
anything that is excepted; specif.,
1. a case to which a rule, general principle, etc. does not apply
2. a person or thing different from or treated differently from others of the same class
objection or opposition
Law a formal objection or reservation to court action or opinion in the course of a trial

Origin: ME excepcioun < OFr exception < L exceptio

See exception in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act of excepting or the condition of being excepted; exclusion.
One that is excepted, especially a case that does not conform to a rule or generalization.
An objection or a criticism: opinions that are open to exception.
Law A formal objection taken in the course of an action or a proceeding.

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