exception

  1. Noun.  The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.
  2. Noun.  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.
  3. Noun.  (legal) 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. Noun.  An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; — usually followed by to or against.
  5. Noun.  (computing) An interruption in normal processing, especially as caused by an error condition.

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