Exception vs. Exemption

By Jaxson

  • 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.

Wiktionary
  • 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”

Oxford Dictionary

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