exception

From Middle English exception, excepcioun, from Anglo-Norman excepcioun, from Old French excepcion, from Latin exceptiō.

• IPA^(key): /əkˈsɛpʃən/

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exception (countable and uncountable, plural exceptions)

1. The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.
2. 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. (law) 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. An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; — usually followed by to or against.
5. (computing) An interruption in normal processing, typically caused by an error condition, that can be handled by another part of the program.

• (that which is excepted or taken out from others): commonness, generality

Borrowed from Latin exceptiō.

• IPA^(key): /ɛk.sɛp.sjɔ̃/

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exception f (plural exceptions)

1. exception

   L'exception confirme la règle. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   ("The exception confirms the rule")

   Antonym: règle

• à l'exception de
• exceptionnel

• “exception” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

exception f (plural exceptions)

1. (computing) exception (an interruption in normal processing)

• exceção