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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But in 2021, the comedian's conviction was overturned based on a technicality related to a previous prosecutor's promise not to charge Cosby, and he was freed from a Pennsylvania prison after serving three years of a three- to 10-year sentence.
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Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2024
But wasn’t this decision really about legal technicalities, not #MeToo?
Exactly.
—James Barron, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
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Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2024
But wasn’t this decision really about legal technicalities, not #MeToo?
Exactly.
—James Barron, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
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 29 May. 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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