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
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These cases were dropped because of legal technicalities.
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The Editors, National Review, 18 Sep. 2024
The former Hollywood producer’s New York conviction was overturned earlier this year on a legal technicality relating to witnesses who were admitted in the case.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 30 July 2024
Nor does the Google SAIF tool shy away from the technicalities, with detailed technical risks and mitigating controls also provided.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Today, Durov framed those changes as a technicality.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Technicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technicality. Accessed 21 Nov. 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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