Exception vs Salvo - What's the difference?
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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 excepted or taken out from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included; as, almost every general rule has its exceptions.
(legal) An objection, on legal grounds; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts or reserves something before the right is transferred.
(senseid)An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; — usually followed by to or against.
(computing) An interruption in normal processing, especially as caused by an error condition.
An exception; a reservation; an excuse.
(military) A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.
By extension, any volley, as in an argument or debate.
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A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.
As nouns the difference between exception and salvo
is that exception is the act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule while salvo is an exception; a reservation; an excuse or salvo can be (military) a concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.exception
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(en noun)Derived terms
* checked exception * exception that proves the rule * take exception * there is an exception to every rule * without exceptionsalvo
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) salvo, ablative of salvus, the past participle of , either from salvo jure'' literally 'the right being reserved', or from ''salvo errore et omissone 'reserving error and omission'.Noun
(en noun)- They admit many salvos , cautions, and reservations. --Eikon Basilike.
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Britannica's issued a salvo against Nature's famous "Wikipedia and the EB are comparably error-strewn" analysis.
Etymology 2
A 1719 alteration of salva'' (1591) "simultaneous discharge of guns," from (etyl) , imperative of salvere: "be in good health!," the usual Roman greeting, regarded as imperative of ''salvere "to be in good health,"Noun
(en noun)citation, page= , passage=It was an impressive opening salvo from the Baggies, especially for a side that have made a poor beginning to what has been an admittedly tough start to their campaign.}}
