EXCEPTION

exception, exclusion, elision

(noun) a deliberate act of omission; “with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news”

exception

(noun) 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”

exception

(noun) grounds for adverse criticism; “his authority is beyond exception”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

exception (countable and uncountable, 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.

(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.

An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; — usually followed by to or against.

(computing) An interruption in normal processing, typically caused by an error condition, that can be handled by another part of the program.

Antonyms

• (that which is excepted or taken out from others): commonness, generality

Hyponyms

• checked exception

• unchecked exception

Source: Wiktionary

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Ex*cep"tion, n. Etym: [L. exceptio: cf. F. exception.]

1. The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.

2. 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. Such rare exceptions, shining in the dark, Prove, rather than impeach, the just remark. Cowper.

Note: Often with to. That proud exception to all nature's laws. Pope.

3. (Law)

Definition: 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. Burrill.

4. An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; -- usually followed by to or against. I will never answer what exceptions they can have against our account [relation]. Bentley. He . . . took exception to the place of their burial. Bacon. She takes exceptions at your person. Shak. Bill of exceptions (Law), a statement of exceptions to the decision, or instructions of a judge in the trial of a cause, made for the purpose of putting the points decided on record so as to bring them before a superior court or the full bench for review.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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