exception vs opposition

exception

noun
  • An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; — usually followed by to or against. 

  • 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 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. 

opposition

noun
  • The action of opposing or of being in conflict. 

  • The difference of quantity or quality between two propositions having the same subject and predicate. 

  • A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power. 

  • In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to prevent the registration of a trademark or patent. 

  • The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth. 

  • An opposite or contrasting position. 

  • A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king. 

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