technicality

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technicality

/ˌtɛknɪˈkælɪti/

noun technicalities

countable, uncountable The quality or state of being technical. At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy ; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.
Similar: technicalness
countable, uncountable That which is technical, or peculiar to any trade, profession, sect, or the like. the technicalities of the sect
countable, uncountable A minor detail, rule, law, etc., seemingly insignificant to a non-specialist but which has significant consequences in larger matters. These are some of the "Reversible Errors" on which a new trial can be had and are often spoken of by misinformed business men as "technicalities," as when they say a certain gangster "got off on a technicality" or "got a new trial on a technicality."

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@misc{technicality_2026,
  title = {technicality},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/technicality},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}