Exception (noun)
The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.
Exception (noun)
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.”
Exception (noun)
An objection, on legal grounds; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts or reserves something before the right is transferred.
Exception (noun)
An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; — usually followed by to or against.
Exception (noun)
An interruption in normal processing, typically caused by an error condition, that can be handled by another part of the program.
Exemption (noun)
An act of exempting.
Exemption (noun)
The state of being exempt; immunity.
Exemption (noun)
A deduction from the normal amount of taxes.
Exemption (noun)
Freedom from a defect or weakness.
Exception (noun)
a person or thing that is excluded from a general statement or does not follow a rule
“the administrator made an exception in the Colonel’s case and waived the normal visiting hours”
“he always plays top tunes, and tonight was no exception”
Exemption (noun)
the action of freeing or state of being free from an obligation or liability imposed on others
“vehicles that may qualify for exemption from tax”