technicality
noun
tech·ni·cal·i·ty
ˌtek-nə-ˈka-lə-tē 
plural technicalities
1
: something technical
especially
: a detail meaningful only to a specialist
a legal technicality
2
: the quality or state of being technical
Examples of technicality in a Sentence
These cases were dropped because of legal technicalities.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 May 2025
The long pause and several other legal technicalities have complicated the attempts of dozens of U.S. companies and property heirs from prevailing in court.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
What if the 2012 Proposition B pension reform approved by voters hadn’t been overturned on a technicality and abandoned by the City Council?
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Smollett was convicted on five felony counts of disorderly conduct, but his conviction was overturned last year by the Illinois Supreme Court on a technicality involving his Fifth Amendment rights.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 2 May 2025
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“Technicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technicality. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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technicality
noun
tech·ni·cal·i·ty
ˌtek-nə-ˈkal-ət-ē
plural technicalities
1
: something technical
especially
: a detail that means something only to a specialist
a legal technicality
2
: the quality or state of being technical
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