<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>the act of excepting or the fact of being excepted</li><li>something excepted</li><li>an instance or case not conforming to the general rule</li><li>an adverse criticism, especially on a particular point</li><li>opposition of opinion</li><li>objection</li><li>demurral</li><li>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>