exception to a pleading
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exception — 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… … Law dictionary
Exception — Ex*cep tion ([e^]k*s[e^]p sh[u^]n), n. [L. exceptio: cf. F. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. That … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exception — Synonyms and related words: abjuration, abjurement, abnormality, adverse criticism, allowance, amazement, animadversion, anomaly, answer, argument, aspersion, astonishing thing, astonishment, bad notices, bad press, ban, bar, barring, beef, bitch … Moby Thesaurus
pleading — Synonyms and related words: adjuratory, answer, appealing, argument, argumentum, bar, begging, beseeching, case, cons, consideration, counsel, counterstatement, defense, demurrer, denial, elenchus, entreating, exception, ignoratio elenchi,… … Moby Thesaurus
exception in admiralty — A plea filed in a suit in admiralty corresponding to a plea in abatement or a special plea in bar in an ordinary civil action. United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corp. v Rosenberg Bros. & Co. 276 US 202, 72 L Ed 531, 48 S Ct 256. An… … Ballentine's law dictionary
exception in an equity suit — Written objections to a pleading, filed in the suit … Ballentine's law dictionary
Overwhelming exception — An overwhelming exception is a logical fallacy similar to a hasty generalization. It is a generalization that is accurate, but comes with one or more qualifications which eliminate so many cases that what remains is much less impressive than the… … Wikipedia
general exception — is an objection to a pleading, or any part thereof, for want of substance, while a special exception is an objection to the form in which a cause of action is stated. Exception taken at trial of case in which the exceptor does not specify the… … Black's law dictionary
general exception — is an objection to a pleading, or any part thereof, for want of substance, while a special exception is an objection to the form in which a cause of action is stated. Exception taken at trial of case in which the exceptor does not specify the… … Black's law dictionary
general exception — n. An objection to a pleading for lack of substance. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
