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1. (n.) exception
the act of excepting or the fact of being excepted.
2. exception
something excepted; an instance or case not conforming to the general rule.
3. exception
an adverse criticism, esp. on a particular point; opposition of opinion; objection; demurral.
4. exception
an objection, as to a ruling of the court during a trial.
5. exception
the notation in the court record of such an objection.
6. exception
to make an objection; demur.
7. exception
to take offense.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L)
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| Definition of 'exception' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) exception, exclusion, elision
a deliberate act of omission
"with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news"
2. (noun) exception
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"
3. (noun) exception
grounds for adverse criticism
"his authority is beyond exception"
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1. (noun) exception
sb or sth that is not included in a group, rule, etc.
the exception to the rule; With the exception of squid, I love seafood.
2. exception
make an exception
allow to not be included in a rule
I don't see why they should make an exception for him
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) exception
the act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule
2. (noun) exception
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
3. (noun) exception
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
4. (noun) exception
an objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; -- usually followed by to or against
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Sense: something or someone not included
They all work hard, without exception; With the exception of Jim we all went home early.
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 Afrikaans: behalwe |
 Arabic: إسْتِثْناء |
 Bulgarian: изключение |
 Brazilian: exceção |
 Czech: výjimka |
 German: die Ausnahme |
 Danish: undtagelse |
 Greek: εξαίρεση |
 Spanish: excepción |
 Estonian: erand |
 Farsi: مورد استثنا |
 Finnish: poikkeus |
 French: exception |
 Hebrew: יוֹצֵא מִן הַכְּלָל |
 Hindi: कोई व्यक्ति या चीज को छोड |
 Croatian: iznimka |
 Hungarian: kivétel |
 Indonesian: kekecualian |
 Icelandic: undantekning |
 Italian: eccezione |
 Japanese: 例外 |
 Korean: 예외 |
 Lithuanian: išimtis |
 Latvian: izņemot |
 Malay: tidak berkecuali |
 Dutch: uitzondering |
 Norwegian: unntak(else) |
 Polish: wyjątek |
 Persian: مورد استثنا |
 Pashto: استثنا، مستثنا، نه مننه، |
 Portuguese: excepção |
 Romanian: excepţie |
 Russian: исключение |
 Slovak: výnimka |
 Slovenian: izjema |
 Serbian: izuzetak |
 Swedish: undantag |
 Thai: คนที่ได้รับการยกเว้น |
 Turkish: istisna, ayrı tutulan kim |
 Taiwanese: 除外 |
 Ukrainian: виняток |
 Urdu: استثنا |
 Vietnamese: ngoại lệ |
 Chinese: 除外 |
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