exception

ex·cep·tion

noun

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

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.

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exception

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 of exception

Middle English excepcioun from Old French exception from Classical Latin exceptio

exception Idioms

take exception

to object; demur
to resent something; feel offended

the exception (that) proves the rule

the exception (that) tests the rule (see prove, transitive verb): now usually understood to mean “the exception (that) validates the rule”

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exception

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 protest against a ruling of the trial court on a question of law, such as the admissibility of a certain piece of evidence, to make clear for the record that the issue is being preserved for a potential appeal.

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Noun

(plural exceptions)

The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.
That which is excepted or taken out from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included; as, almost every general rule has its exceptions.
(law) An objection, on legal grounds; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts or reserves something before the right is transferred.
An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; — usually followed by to or against.
(computing) An interruption in normal processing, especially as caused by an error condition.

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Origin

From Anglo-Norman excepcioun, from Old French excepcion, from Latin exceptio.

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