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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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
To make that argument is not to sacrifice our national interests on an altar of legal technicalities.
—David French, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
Remember when conservatives looked down on winning due to a technicality?
—Arkansas Online, 2 Mar. 2026
The technicalities will take some time to work it out with the agency, the IAEA.
—CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Technicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technicality. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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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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