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exception
[ ik-sep-shuhn ]
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.
exception
/ ɪˈɛʃə /
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)
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·tDz· adjective
- e·tDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of exception1
Idioms and Phrases
- 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.
More idioms and phrases containing exception
- except for (with the exception of)
- make an exception
- take exception to
Example Sentences
The exception to all this is if you have money in stocks that you’re likely to need within five years.
But it’s unclear exactly how Newsom’s efforts to carve out exemptions would work or whether a state can forge such exceptions.
The 25% tariff will affect all such imports, though the Trump administration has said exceptions would be made for U.S.-made auto content exported back into the United States.
With one short-lived exception, none of the 67 cases was filed in a single-judge division.
It is also unclear whether there will be any exceptions.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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