<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>