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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Scopes was fined $100 (a verdict later overturned on a technicality).
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Randall Balmer, Twin Cities, 23 July 2025
The proceedings were not expected to delve into technicalities involving the Max version of Boeing’s bestselling 737 airplane, which has been the source of persistent troubles for the company since the Ethiopia crash and one the year before in Indonesia.
—Sophia Tareen, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
The pitching staff might have had a little more room to breathe if Trenton Brooks wasn’t erased at second base in the fifth inning on a technicality.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
One technicality is that the APA covers department regulations, not the president.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 22 July 2025
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Randall Balmer, Twin Cities, 23 July 2025
The proceedings were not expected to delve into technicalities involving the Max version of Boeing’s bestselling 737 airplane, which has been the source of persistent troubles for the company since the Ethiopia crash and one the year before in Indonesia.
—Sophia Tareen, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
The pitching staff might have had a little more room to breathe if Trenton Brooks wasn’t erased at second base in the fifth inning on a technicality.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
One technicality is that the APA covers department regulations, not the president.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 22 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for technicality
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“Technicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technicality. Accessed 8 Aug. 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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