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Webster 1913 Edition
Exception
Ex-cep′tion
(ĕk-sĕp′shŭn)
, Noun.
[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
Prove, rather than impeach, the just remark.
exceptions
, shining in the dark,Prove, rather than impeach, the just remark.
Cowper.
Often with to.
That proud
exception
to all nature’s laws. Pope.
3.
(Law)
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. Shakespeare
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Exception
EXCEP'TION
,Noun.
1.
Exclusion from what is comprehended in a general rule or proposition.2.
That which is excepted, excluded, or separated from others in a general description; the person or thing specified as distinct or not included. Almost every general rule has its exceptions.3.
An objection; that which is or may be offered in opposition to a rule, proposition, statement or allegation; with to; sometimes with against. He made some exceptions to the argument.4.
Objection with dislike; offense; slight anger or resentment; with at, to or against, and commonly used with take; as, to take exception at a severe remark; to take exception to what was said.Roderigo, thou hast taken against me an exception.
But it is more generally followed by at.
5.
In law, the denial of what is alleged and considered as valid by the other party, either in point of law or in pleading; or an allegation against the sufficiency of an answer. In law, it is a stop or stay to an action, and it is either dilatory or peremptory.6.
A saving clause in a writing.Bill of exceptions, in law, is a statement of exceptions to evidence, filed by the party, and which the judge must sign or seal.
Definition 2024
Exception
Exception
See also: exception
exception
exception
See also: Exception
English
Noun
exception (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, typically caused by an error condition, that can be handled by another part of the program.
Hyponyms
Antonyms
- (that which is excepted or taken out from others): commonness, generality
Related terms
Related terms
Translations
act of excepting or excluding; exclusion
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that which is excepted or taken out from others
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(law) an objection
an objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense
computing: an interruption in normal processing
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛksɛpsjɔ̃/
Noun
exception f (plural exceptions)