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exception
noun
something
or
someone
that
does
not
follow
a
rule
,
pattern
,
or
general
statement
•
All
the
students
handed
in
their
homework
on
time
without
a
single
exception
.
All
the
students
handed
in
their
homework
on
time
without
a
single
exception
.
•
Most
birds
can
fly
;
the
penguin
is
a
famous
exception
.
Most
birds
can
fly
;
the
penguin
is
a
famous
exception
.
From
Latin
exceptiō
,
meaning
‘
a
leaving
out
’,
from
excipere
‘
to
take
out
’.
noun
in
computer
programming
,
an
error
or
unusual
event
that
stops
or
changes
the
normal
flow
of
a
program
•
The
app
crashed
because
an
exception
was
not
handled
properly
.
The
app
crashed
because
an
exception
was
not
handled
properly
.
•
Catching
an
exception
allows
the
program
to
continue
running
instead
of
stopping
.
Catching
an
exception
allows
the
program
to
continue
running
instead
of
stopping
.
Sense
developed
in
the
1960s
as
computer
science
adopted
legal
and
logical
vocabulary
to
name
abnormal
conditions
that
‘
break
’
normal
rules
.
noun
in
law
,
a
formal
objection
raised
by
a
lawyer
against
a
ruling
,
evidence
,
or
procedure
•
Defense
counsel
took
exception
to
the
judge
’
s
decision
to
admit
the
photograph
.
Defense
counsel
took
exception
to
the
judge
’
s
decision
to
admit
the
photograph
.
•
The
lawyer
noted
his
exception
for
the
record
immediately
after
the
ruling
.
The
lawyer
noted
his
exception
for
the
record
immediately
after
the
ruling
.
Borrowed
into
legal
English
in
the
14th
century
from
Old
French
,
maintaining
the
sense
of
‘
reserved
objection
’.
