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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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
Hernandez has no criminal record beyond that technicality, but faced deportation nevertheless.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
The Chiefs’ pass rush was non-existent, bringing Justin Herbert to the ground only once in the 21 dropbacks — and that came on a technicality.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Even still, there are technicalities.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Technicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technicality. Accessed 6 Oct. 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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