exception
n.
something that is out of the ordinary, anomaly; objection, opposition
Exception
exception
Noun
1. a deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news"
(synonym) exclusion, elision
(hypernym) omission
(derivation) exclude, except, leave out, leave off, omit, take out
2. an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization; "all her children were brilliant; the only exception was her last child"; "an exception tests the rule"
(hypernym) example, illustration, instance, representative
3. grounds for adverse criticism; "his authority is beyond exception"
(hypernym) objection
(hyponym) caption
(derivation) demur, except
exception (f)
n.
exception
Exception
(n.)
The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; -- usually followed by to or against.
(n.)
An objection, oral or written, taken, in the course of an action, as to bail or security; or as to the decision of a judge, in the course of a trail, or in his charge to a jury; or as to lapse of time, or scandal, impertinence, or insufficiency in a pleading; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts something before granted.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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