exception — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

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

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

   Esempi

   the exception of a rule

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

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

   Sinonimi

   outlier

   Contrari

   commonnessgenerality

   Esempi

   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.

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.

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   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

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

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

5. 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.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

   Esempi

   null pointer exception

Verbo

1. To throw an exception.

   Uso

   • informale
   • intransitivo
   • raro

Sostantivo

1. a deliberate act of omission

   Sinonimi

   exclusionelision

   Termini più generali

   omission

   Esempi

   with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news

2. an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization

   Termini più generali

   exampleillustrationinstancerepresentative

   Esempi

   all her children were brilliant; the only exception was her last child

   an exception tests the rule

3. grounds for adverse criticism

   Termini più generali

   objection

   Esempi

   his authority is beyond exception