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EXCEP'TION, n. The act of excepting, or excluding from a number designated, or from a description; exclusion. All the representatives voted for the bill, with the exception of five. All the land is in tillage, with an exception of two acres. 1. Exclusion from what is comprehended in a general rule or proposition.2. That which is excepted, excluded, or separated from others in a general description; the person or thing specified as distinct or not included. Almost every general rule has its exceptions.3. An objection; that which is or may be offered in opposition to a rule, proposition, statement or allegation; with to; sometimes with against. He made some exceptions to the argument.4. Objection with dislike; offense; slight anger or resentment; with at, to or against, and commonly used with take; as, to take exception at a severe remark; to take exception to what was said.Roderigo, thou hast taken against me an exception.But it is more generally followed by at. 5. In law, the denial of what is alleged and considered as valid by the other party, either in point of law or in pleading; or an allegation against the sufficiency of an answer. In law, it is a stop or stay to an action, and it is either dilatory or peremptory.6. A saving clause in a writing.Bill of exceptions, in law, is a statement of exceptions to evidence, filed by the party, and which the judge must sign or seal.
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EXCEP'TION, n. The act of excepting, or excluding from a number designated, or from a description; exclusion. All the representatives voted for the bill, with the exception of five. All the land is in tillage, with an exception of two acres. 1. Exclusion from what is comprehended in a general rule or proposition.2. That which is excepted, excluded, or separated from others in a general description; the person or thing specified as distinct or not included. Almost every general rule has its exceptions.3. An objection; that which is or may be offered in opposition to a rule, proposition, statement or allegation; with to; sometimes with against. He made some exceptions to the argument.4. Objection with dislike; offense; slight anger or resentment; with at, to or against, and commonly used with take; as, to take exception at a severe remark; to take exception to what was said.Roderigo, thou hast taken against me an exception.But it is more generally followed by at. 5. In law, the denial of what is alleged and considered as valid by the other party, either in point of law or in pleading; or an allegation against the sufficiency of an answer. In law, it is a stop or stay to an action, and it is either dilatory or peremptory.6. A saving clause in a writing.Bill of exceptions, in law, is a statement of exceptions to evidence, filed by the party, and which the judge must sign or seal. |
EX-CEP'TION, n.- The act of excepting, or excluding from a number designated, or from a description; exclusion. All the representatives voted for the bill, with the exception of five. All the land is in tillage, with an exception of two acres.
- Exclusion from what is comprehended in a general rule or proposition.
- That which is excepted, excluded, or separated from others in a general description; the person or thing specified as distinct or not included. Almost every general rule has its exceptions.
- An objection; that which is or may be offered in opposition to a rule, proposition, statement or allegation; with to; sometimes with against. He made some exceptions to the argument.
- Objection with dislike; offense; slight anger or resentment; with at, to, or against, and commonly used with take; as, to take exception at a severe remark; to take exception to what was said.
Roderigo, thou hast taken against me an exception. Shak.
But it is more generally followed by at.
- In law, the denial of what is alledged and considered as valid by the other party, either in point of law or in pleading; or an allegation against the sufficiency of an answer. In law, it is a stop or stay to an action, and it is either dilatory or peremptory. Blackstone.
- A saving clause in a writing.
Bill of exceptions in law, is a statement of exceptions to evidence, filed by the party, and which the judge must sign or seal.
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Ex*cep"tion
- The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by
taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a
class, statement, rule.
- That which is excepted or taken out from
others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not
included; as, almost every general rule has its
exceptions.
- An objection, oral or
written, taken, in the course of an action, as to bail or security;
or as to the decision of a judge, in the course of a trail, or in his
charge to a jury; or as to lapse of time, or scandal, impertinence,
or insufficiency in a pleading; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by
which the grantor excepts something before granted.
- An objection; cavil; dissent;
disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; -- usually followed by
to or against.
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Exception EXCEP'TION, noun The act of excepting, or excluding from a number designated, or from a description; exclusion. All the representatives voted for the bill, with the exception of five. All the land is in tillage, with an exception of two acres. 1. Exclusion from what is comprehended in a general rule or proposition. 2. That which is excepted, excluded, or separated from others in a general description; the person or thing specified as distinct or not included. Almost every general rule has its exceptions. 3. An objection; that which is or may be offered in opposition to a rule, proposition, statement or allegation; with to; sometimes with against. He made some exceptions to the argument. 4. Objection with dislike; offense; slight anger or resentment; with at, to or against, and commonly used with take; as, to take exception at a severe remark; to take exception to what was said. Roderigo, thou hast taken against me an exception But it is more generally followed by at. 5. In law, the denial of what is alleged and considered as valid by the other party, either in point of law or in pleading; or an allegation against the sufficiency of an answer. In law, it is a stop or stay to an action, and it is either dilatory or peremptory. 6. A saving clause in a writing. Bill of exceptions, in law, is a statement of exceptions to evidence, filed by the party, and which the judge must sign or seal. |
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