The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; exemption.
In the Roman Catholic Church, an exemption from some ecclesiastical law, or from an obligation to God which a person has incurred of his own free will (oaths, vows, etc.).
That which is dispensed, dealt out, or given; that which is bestowed on someone
The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution
A system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered; scheme; economy
The distribution of good and evil by God to man.
An objection, on legal grounds; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts or reserves something before the right is transferred.
An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; — usually followed by to or against.
An interruption in normal processing, typically caused by an error condition, that can be raised ("thrown") by one part of the program and handled ("caught") by another part.
The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.
That which is excluded from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included.