present participle of except

with the exception of

(law) An exception whereby a defendant can claim that the plaintiff has not paid the money to him and that therefore the obligation is not owing.

(law) An exception based on the fact that the underlying cause of action was based on duress or intimidation by the plaintiff of the defendant.

(law) The exceptio metus; an exception based on the fact that the underlying cause of action was based on duress or intimidation by the plaintiff of the defendant.

simple past tense and past participle of except

(mathematics, physics) A space in which a generalization of quantum mechanics is described in terms of a system with a finite number of degrees of freedom

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of except

(uncountable) The quality of being exceptional. / (countable) A thing, condition, or other matter which is exceptional.

The rare occurrence of a counterexample to a rule, used to demonstrate that the rule exists.