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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Lee’s estate in 2023 lost an elder abuse lawsuit on a technicality against a former attorney, but Bolerjack’s documentary claims to explore other aspects of Lee’s exploitation.
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2025
Both Clark and Tisch, however, are in lockstep in their push to have the 2020 discovery laws tweaked, both saying that too many cases have been dismissed on technicalities, rather than prosecutors intentionally withholding evidence from defense lawyers.
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He was released in 2013 on a technicality by a Mexican judge and returned to trafficking before he was recaptured by Mexican authorities in 2022.
—Drazen Jorgic, Laura Gottesdiener, and Lizbeth Diaz, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
But even apart from technicalities, if there is no federal estate tax will states find the administration of an estate tax too costly or burdensome to maintain?
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2025
Both Clark and Tisch, however, are in lockstep in their push to have the 2020 discovery laws tweaked, both saying that too many cases have been dismissed on technicalities, rather than prosecutors intentionally withholding evidence from defense lawyers.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
He was released in 2013 on a technicality by a Mexican judge and returned to trafficking before he was recaptured by Mexican authorities in 2022.
—Drazen Jorgic, Laura Gottesdiener, and Lizbeth Diaz, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
But even apart from technicalities, if there is no federal estate tax will states find the administration of an estate tax too costly or burdensome to maintain?
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Technicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technicality. Accessed 30 Mar. 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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