An Exception

1. The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.
2. That which is excluded from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included.
3. (law) An objection, on legal grounds; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts or reserves something before the right is transferred.
4. An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; — usually followed by to or against.
5. (computing) An interruption in normal processing, typically caused by an error condition, that can be handled by another part of the program.

Antonyms

• (that which is excepted or taken out from others): commonness, generality