exception: Meaning and Definition of

ex•cep•tion

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, esp. on a particular point; opposition of opinion; objection; demurral: a statement liable to exception.
4. saving an exception.
1. an objection, as to a ruling of the court in the course of a trial.
2. a notation that an objection is preserved for purposes of appeal:saving an exception.
5. They took exception to several points in the contract.
1. to make an objection; demur:They took exception to several points in the contract.
2. to take offense:She took exception to what I said about her brother.