ex·cep·tion n
1: something that is excepted or excluded; esp: a situation to which a rule does not apply
the supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, with such exception s, and under such regulations as the Congress shall make — U.S. Constitution art. III
2: an act of excepting; esp: exclusion of a section of real property from a conveyance compare reservation
3: a usu. written objection esp. to a judge's ruling
demurrers, pleas, and exception s for insufficiency of a pleading shall not be used — Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 7(c)
— used esp. in equity proceedings
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.