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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Business For subscribers Mira Mesa Community Park redevelopment was tripped up by a technicality.
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024
In a decision based on procedural technicality, the appellate court found that Wyandotte County District Court did not properly notify Jennings and McLeod that ownership would be answered by the judge in his court order.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2024
Joe Biden’s name must be allowed to remain on the Ohio ballot, for to remove it on a four-day technicality (in the renomination of an incumbent) would open Pandora’s box.
—The Editors, National Review, 28 May 2024
Because of a legal technicality in California, his conviction for Berman’s murder was abated — essentially vacated.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2024
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024
In a decision based on procedural technicality, the appellate court found that Wyandotte County District Court did not properly notify Jennings and McLeod that ownership would be answered by the judge in his court order.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2024
Joe Biden’s name must be allowed to remain on the Ohio ballot, for to remove it on a four-day technicality (in the renomination of an incumbent) would open Pandora’s box.
—The Editors, National Review, 28 May 2024
Because of a legal technicality in California, his conviction for Berman’s murder was abated — essentially vacated.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2024
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“Technicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technicality. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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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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