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Exception

//əkˈsɛpʃən// noun

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

    "the exception of a rule"

  2. 2
    a deliberate act of omission wordnet
  3. 3
    That which is excluded from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included. countable, uncountable

    "That rule is usually true, but there are a few exceptions."

  4. 4
    an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization wordnet
  5. 5
    An objection, on legal grounds; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts or reserves something before the right is transferred. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    grounds for adverse criticism wordnet
  2. 7
    An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    An interruption in normal processing, typically caused by an error condition, that can be raised ("thrown") by one part of the program and handled ("caught") by another part. countable, uncountable

    "null pointer exception"

Etymology

From Middle English exception, excepcioun, from Anglo-Norman excepcioun, from Old French excepcion, from Latin exceptiō. Equivalent to except + -ion.

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