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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While the technicalities are worked out, Silver and Seaborne would remain operating under bankruptcy court supervision.
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David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2025
Attorneys from the Downs Law Group, representing Gremillion and about 100 others in cases against BP, say the company leveraged procedural technicalities to block victims from getting their day in court.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
The technicality of the annulment matters because the way the prenup was drafted, a divorce would’ve left Amy with nothing.
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Even with the video secured, however, the case is far from open-and-shut legally: The thin blue line gets awfully blurred as Stéphanie runs into infuriating technicalities and roadblocks from higher-ups.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 May 2025
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David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2025
Attorneys from the Downs Law Group, representing Gremillion and about 100 others in cases against BP, say the company leveraged procedural technicalities to block victims from getting their day in court.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
The technicality of the annulment matters because the way the prenup was drafted, a divorce would’ve left Amy with nothing.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Even with the video secured, however, the case is far from open-and-shut legally: The thin blue line gets awfully blurred as Stéphanie runs into infuriating technicalities and roadblocks from higher-ups.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 May 2025
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“Technicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technicality. Accessed 7 Jun. 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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