الواصلة
 ex·cep·tion that proves the ruleالتركية النطق
 îksepşın dhıt pruvz dhi rulالنطق
 /əkˈsepsʜən ᴛʜət ˈpro͞ovz ᴛʜē ˈro͞ol/ /ɪkˈsɛpʃən ðət ˈpruːvz ðiː ˈruːl/
علم أصول الكلمات
  ()  It is derived from the medieval Latin legal principle: exceptio probat regulam in casibus non exceptis (the exception confirms the rule in the cases not excepted).