| exception | |
| 1. n. The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule. | |
| 2. n. That which is excepted or taken out from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included | |
| That rule is usually true, but there are a few exceptions. - | |
| 3. n. (legal) An objection, on legal grounds; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts or reserves something before the right is transferred. | |
| 4. n. An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; — usually followed by to or against. | |
| 5. n. (computing) An interruption in normal processing, typically caused by an error condition, that can be handled by another part of the program. | |
