exception's

Rule-breaker's own thing

Exception's is the possessive form of exception.

An exception is something that doesn't follow a general rule or pattern: The exception's significance lies in what it reveals about the rule itself.

The phrase "the exception that proves the rule" suggests unusual cases confirm the existence of general standards.

rule

clause

Provision in agreement

loophole · caveat · qualification · carve-out · special case · deviation · departure · waiver · dispensation · allowance

rarity

uniqueness

Quality of being singular

peculiarity · oddity · aberration · deviation · standout · phenomenon · curiosity · irregularity · freak · specimen

error

message

Transmitted communication

caught · try-catch · runtime · debugging · code · crash · failure · bug · log · unhandled

objection

protest

Public expression of disapproval

disagreement · complaint · opposition · dissent · reservation · demurral · grievance · rebuttal · counter · appeal

Opposites
regularity/normativity

exception'srule's

Belonging to a directive

convention's · pattern's · principle's · law's · protocol's

inclusion/exclusion

exception'sexample's

Belonging to an instance

instance's · case's · specimen's · representative's

inclusion/exclusion from general category

exception'smajority's

Of the larger part

Phrases
Family

exception, exceptions, exceptional, exceptionally, exceptionable, unexceptional

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