In dictionaries:
present company excepted
Excluding those currently being addressed.
Errors and omissions excepted
Mistakes and oversights are excluded.
Excepted service
The excepted service is the part of the United States federal civil service that is not part of either the competitive service or the Senior Executive Service.
Devolved, reserved and excepted matters
In the United Kingdom, devolved matters are the areas of public policy where the Parliament of the United Kingdom has devolved its legislative power to the national legislatures of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, while reserved matters and excepted matters are the areas where the UK Parliament retains exclusive power to legislate.
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