exception
/əkˈsɛpʃən/ noun B2- The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule. · the exception of a rule
- That which is excluded from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included. · That rule is usually true, but there are a few exceptions.
- An objection, on legal grounds; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts or reserves something before the right is transferred.
- An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense.
- 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. · null pointer exception
Plural exceptions
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A general exclamation of surprise ran round the table, with the exception of the elder Dantès, whose laugh displayed the still perfect beauty of his large white teeth.
At a quarter to eleven they had all gone to their rooms with the exception of Ames, who was in the pantry.
Bagheera killed right and left as he felt hungry, and so did Mowgli--with one exception.
With the exception of these trifling frictions, work in Miss Stacy’s little kingdom went on with regularity and smoothness.
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