Exception (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. the act of excepting or the fact of being excepted.
  2. something excepted; an instance or case not conforming to the general rule.
  3. an adverse criticism, especially on a particular point; opposition of opinion; objection; demurral: a statement liable to exception.
  4. 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.
Idioms
  1. 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.
noun
  1. the act of excepting or fact of being excepted; omission
  2. anything excluded from or not in conformance with a general rule, principle, class, etc
  3. criticism, esp when it is adverse; objection
  4. (formerly) a formal objection in the course of legal proceedings
  5. a clause or term in a document that restricts the usual legal effect of the document
  6. take exception
    • to make objections (to); demur (at)
    • to be offended (by); be resentful (at)
Exception (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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