exception that proves the rule

Etymology
Derived from the medieval legal principle "" ("the exception tests the rule in the cases not excepted").

Noun

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

Translations

 * Dutch: uitzondering die de regel bevestigt
 * Finnish: poikkeus, joka vahvistaa säännön
 * French:
 * German: Ausnahme, die die Regel bestätigt; more idiomatically one says
 * Italian: eccezione che conferma la regola
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: unntaket som bekrefter regelen
 * Nynorsk: unntaket som bekreftar regelen
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: exceção que prova a regra
 * Russian: исключе́ние, подтвержда́ющее пра́вило
 * Spanish: excepción que confirma la regla
 * Swedish: undantaget som bekräftar regeln


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