exceptions

Meaning

plural of exception

exception

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.
  2. (countable, uncountable) That which is excluded from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included.
  3. (countable, uncountable) 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. (countable, uncountable) An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense.
  5. (countable, uncountable) 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.

Synonyms

hedge clause

Translations

الإستثناءات

شوارد

eccezzioni

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əkˈsɛpʃənz/

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