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.
Recent Examples on the Web
On Tuesday, the FCC rejected SpaceX’s original application to use the radio spectrum on a technicality.
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Michael Kan, PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
The option exists to make sure that people are not denied the opportunity to vote based on a technicality, said Sharon Brett, legal director of the ACLU of Kansas.
—Luke Nozicka, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
This time, a D.C. appeals court judge threw the case out on a technicality.
—Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 28 Mar. 2024
Despite their impressive speeds, a few small technicalities mean that the three flights didn’t actually break the sound barrier, despite traveling much faster than the speed of sound.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 21 Feb. 2024
Gaetz was more interested in exploiting technicalities.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
Creed lost a heavyweight fight to Viktor Drago, son of Ivan Drago, but kept his belt due to a technicality.
—Kimanzi Constable, Parents, 4 Feb. 2024
There are some challenging questions and technicalities Zay hopes to work through during the hearing process: How can this be abused?
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Jan. 2024
The technicality of 2025 still being part of the application is a result of the length of this process.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2024
Michael Kan, PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
The option exists to make sure that people are not denied the opportunity to vote based on a technicality, said Sharon Brett, legal director of the ACLU of Kansas.
—Luke Nozicka, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
This time, a D.C. appeals court judge threw the case out on a technicality.
—Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 28 Mar. 2024
Despite their impressive speeds, a few small technicalities mean that the three flights didn’t actually break the sound barrier, despite traveling much faster than the speed of sound.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 21 Feb. 2024
Gaetz was more interested in exploiting technicalities.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
Creed lost a heavyweight fight to Viktor Drago, son of Ivan Drago, but kept his belt due to a technicality.
—Kimanzi Constable, Parents, 4 Feb. 2024
There are some challenging questions and technicalities Zay hopes to work through during the hearing process: How can this be abused?
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Jan. 2024
The technicality of 2025 still being part of the application is a result of the length of this process.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 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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