exception

[ ik-sep-shuh n ]

/ ɪkˈsɛp ʃən /

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noun

the act of excepting or the fact of being excepted.

something excepted; an instance or case not conforming to the general rule.

an adverse criticism, especially on a particular point; opposition of opinion; objection; demurral: a statement liable to exception.

Law.

an objection, as to a ruling of the court in the course of a trial.
a notation that an objection is preserved for purposes of appeal: saving an exception.

Words nearby exception

excelsior springs, excementosis, except, except for, excepting, exception, exception proves the rule, the, exceptionable, exceptional, exceptionalism, exceptive

Idioms for exception

take exception,

to make an objection; demur: They took exception to several points in the contract.
to take offense: She took exception to what I said about her brother.

Origin of exception

1350–1400; Middle English excepcioun < Latin exceptiōn (stem of exceptiō), equivalent to except(us) (see except¹) + -iōn- -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM exception

ex·cep·tion·less, adjectivepre·ex·cep·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for exception

The same Pediatrics journal notes that 17 states have some form of exception to the standard parental consent requirement.
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With the exception of New Hampshire, Paul has not demonstrated potential enthusiasm in the early primary states.
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None of her last five movies (with the exception of an Ice Age sequel she voiced) has grossed more than $50 million.
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Mary Soames is an exception to the rule that gilded offspring endure life rather than enjoy it.
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Still, that appears to be the exception rather than the rule.
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These, with the exception of a few saxifrages and daffodils of the variety muticus, were about the last flowers I saw there.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886|Various
This gland, which emits an aromatic odour, is found in all Canidae, with possibly the exception of Lycaon pictus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4|Various
His surviving works were composed, with one exception, after 1620.
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They accordingly repealed that statute, with the exception of the part which related to the High Commission.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
With the exception of Worcester, no English see was left in the hands of a native bishop.
The English Church in the Middle Ages|William Hunt

British Dictionary definitions for exception

exception

/ (ɪkˈsɛpʃən) /

noun

the act of excepting or fact of being excepted; omission

anything excluded from or not in conformance with a general rule, principle, class, etc

criticism, esp when it is adverse; objection

law (formerly) a formal objection in the course of legal proceedings

law a clause or term in a document that restricts the usual legal effect of the document

take exception

(usually foll by to) to make objections (to); demur (at)
(often foll by at) to be offended (by); be resentful (at)

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exception

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exception proves the rule, the

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except for (with the exception of)
make an exception
take exception to

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