exceptions

/əkˈsɛpʃənz/

IPA: /IH0 K S EH1 P SH AH0 N Z/

noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    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.

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

    An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; — usually followed by to or against.

  5. 5

    An interruption in normal processing, typically caused by an error condition, that can be handled by another part of the program.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/exception, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/exceptions