exception

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/əkˈsɛpʃən/

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(noun.)

ADJ

conspicuous, important, major, notable, obvious, significant, striking

Most of the students passed the test easily, though there were a few conspicuous exceptions.

minor, rare

honourable

Most of her classmates were lazy, but there were a few honourable exceptions who studied hard.

VERB + EXCEPTION

make

The school usually requires uniforms, but they made an exception for the charity event.

PREP

with the ~ of

All the students passed the exam with the exception of two who were absent.

without ~

Every student in the class passed the test without exception.

~ to

My parents usually don't allow phones at dinner, but holidays are an exception to that rule.

PHRASES

be no exception

Sarah loves horror movies, and her friends are no exception.

be the exception rather than the rule

Most people work part-time these days, but full-time employment is the exception rather than the rule.

be the exception to the rule

Generally our team arrives on time, but Sarah was the exception to the rule yesterday.

Definitions

noun

The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.

the exception of a rule

That which is excluded from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included.

That rule is usually true, but there are a few exceptions.

The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution had abolished slavery but allowed one major exception: slavery remained appropriate as punishment for a crime.

An objection, on legal grounds; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts or reserves something before the right is transferred.

An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense.

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.

null pointer exception

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Synonyms

noun — a deliberate act of omission

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Idioms & Phrases

there is an exception to every rule

Usually said in a situation when the rule is incorrect and unusable.

every rule has an exception

Alternative form of there is an exception to every rule.

Example Bank

the exception of a rule

Wiktionary

That rule is usually true, but there are a few exceptions.

Wiktionary

The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution had abolished slavery but allowed one major exception: slavery remained appropriate as punishment for a crime.

Wiktionary

We will make an exception of your case.

Tatoeba · #17049

There is an exception to every rule.

Tatoeba · #37529

Every team, without exception, was defeated.

Tatoeba · #37585

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