<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>The act of excepting or the fact of being excepted.</li><li>Something excepted; an instance or case not conforming to the general rule.</li><li>An adverse criticism, especially on a particular point; opposition of opinion; objection; demurral: a statement liable to exception.</li><li>Law: an objection, as to a ruling of the court in the course of a trial.</li><li>A notation that an objection is preserved for purposes of appeal: saving an exception.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>