technicality

[US]/ˌteknɪ'kælɪtɪ/
[UK]/ˌtɛknɪ'kæləti/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. specialized nature; academic nature; technical nature (often in plural) specialized language, terminology; technical details.

Phrases & Collocations

Legal technicality

Ignore the technicality

Example Sentences

the extreme technicality of the proposed constitution.

The court was forced to release him on a technicality.

he has great expertise in the technicalities of the game.

Don’t confuse me with technicalities——all I need to know is how to turn the machine on and off.

Technicality reliability and practicability for the newly-reformed LSY conveyor have been highly improved.The specification and model of the products have been seriated.

He avoided punishment on a technicality.

The case was dismissed on a legal technicality.

She won the competition on a technicality.

The contract was voided due to a technicality.

He was able to exploit a technicality in the rules.

The decision was overturned based on a technicality.

The deal fell through because of a technicality.

The project was delayed due to a technicality in the design.

She lost the case on a legal technicality.

The appeal was rejected on a technicality.

Real-world Examples

VAN JASON: I spent probably 1,400 hours on just the technicality of FPV drones.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2021 Collection

You gonna get out of this on a technicality?

Source: Friends Season 3

But technicalities don't matter at the bottom of the lake.

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

The entries reveal a passion for technicalities and a waywardness with spelling.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

If you can't, you might occasionally get lost among the technicalities.

Source: The Economist - Arts

The contract was full of technicalities and the client was very picky! But I still pulled it off.

Source: British Council Learning Tips

He was deeply immersed in all the detail and all the technicality and that helped him to get the right answer.

Source: 6 Minute English

But then again, those are the technicalities.

Source: Complete English Speech Collection

" Yes, he did have some trouble once, just a technicality, I believe" .

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 1)

The work of these experimenters involves too many technicalities for discussion in this place.

Source: The Era of Big Business

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