Definition of "exception"

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

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

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

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

(programming) 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.  examples