exception

Definitions of exception
  1. noun
    a deliberate act of omission
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    type of:
    omission
    neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something
  2. noun
    an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization
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    type of:
    exemple, modèle
    an item of information that is typical of a class or group
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