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ex·cep·tion
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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
.
a.
an objection, as to a ruling of the court in the course of a trial.
b.
a notation that an objection is preserved for purposes of appeal:
saving an exception.
Idiom
5.
take exception,
a.
to make an objection; demur:
They took exception to several points in the contract.
b.
to take offense:
She took exception to what I said about her brother.
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Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
excepcioun
<
Latin
exceptiōn
(stem of
exceptiō
), equivalent to
except
(
us
) (
see
except
1
) +
-iōn-
-ion
Related forms
ex·cep·tion·less,
adjective
pre·ex·cep·tion,
noun
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