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Meanings of exception in English

Portuguese
exceção
Catalan
excepció
Spanish
excepción

A deliberate act of omission.

        exceção
        Usage of exception in English
        1
        There's one major exception to this sea change, though: the holiday season.
        Wired
        2
        Most markets work when allowed to and labour markets are no exception.
        The Irish Times
        3
        A notable exception: Behavioral interview questions may require more time to answer.
        Reuters
        4
        The House of Representatives' education committee earlier this month was no exception.
        The Guardian
        5
        Result: No positive associations were found with the exception of one study.
        Pubmed
        6
        Therefore, at Smith's earnest request, I made an exception in your case.
        Immortality Inc.
        7
        However, The Queen is expected to make an exception in this case.
        News.com.au
        8
        Fraud occurs in the rush of business; but it is the exception.
        Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Fr...
        9
        Rule of law is for everyone; no exception, Cavusoglu wrote on Twitter.
        Reuters
        10
        But immigration reform has proven to an exception to this general rule.
        The Guardian
        11
        Glenflesk's progress to a Munster final two years ago was an exception.
        The Irish Times
        12
        The one obvious exception holds, of course, in respect to British films.
        The Irish Times
        13
        The spokesperson said the border exception process was done in two steps.
        Radio NZ
        14
        This overlapping of officers, however, was more the exception than the rule.
        The Guardian
        15
        Every war has atrocities: the war of the sexes is no exception.
        Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
        16
        The researchers say they have demonstrated a serious exception to that guarantee.
        Wired
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        Spanish
        excepción
        Exception through the time
        Exception across language varieties
        Ireland
        Common
        United Kingdom
        Common
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        Common
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