exception
/əkˈsɛpʃən/
That which is excluded from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included; The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion
- plural
- exceptions
Meanings
- 1
That which is excluded from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included
This rule has no exceptions.
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This isn't the only exception.
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- 2
The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule
- 3
An objection, on legal grounds; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts or reserves something before the right is transferred
- 4
An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense
- 5
An interruption in normal processing, typically caused by an error condition, that can be raised (“thrown”) by one part of the program and handled (“caught”) by another partrare