exception

[ik-sep-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of excepting or the fact of being excepted.

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

3. an adverse criticism, especially on a particular point; opposition of opinion; objection; demurral.

   a statement liable to exception.

4. Law.

   1. an objection, as to a ruling of the court in the course of a trial.

   2. a notation that an objection is preserved for purposes of appeal.

      saving an exception.

exception

/ ɪkˈsɛpʃən /

noun

1. the act of excepting or fact of being excepted; omission

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

3. criticism, esp when it is adverse; objection

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

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

6. 1. (usually foll by to) to make objections (to); demur (at)

   2. (often foll by at) to be offended (by); be resentful (at)

Other Word Forms

• exceptionless adjective
• preexception noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of exception¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English excepcioun, from Latin exceptiōn-, stem of exceptiō; equivalent to except ¹ + -ion

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. take exception,

   1. to make an objection; demur.

      They took exception to several points in the contract.

   2. to take offense.

      She took exception to what I said about her brother.

More idioms and phrases containing exception

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

Example Sentences

One exception was a direct feed to the South Gaza desalination plant, which supplies clean drinking water.

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The majority of known Podonominae fossils originate from the Northern Hemisphere, with only two prior exceptions documented from the Southern Hemisphere: an Eocene specimen from Australia and a Paleocene record from India.

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EMBR3 4.87%increase; green up pointing triangle is being hit hard by tariffs, but the company hopes that a rapprochement between the two countries could lead to an exception for its products.

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“I feel like I’m just an exception and nobody should follow my example,” she adds, laughing.

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YouTube, which will also fall under the ban, has argued that it is not a social media platform and should receive some kind of exception.

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Related Words

• anomaly 
• exemption 
• oddity 
• privilege