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technicality definition

tech·ni·cal·ity (tek′ni kal′ə tē)

noun pl. technicalities -·ties

  1. the state or quality of being technical
  2. the use of technical terms, methods, etc.
  3. a point, detail, term, method, etc. of or peculiar to an art, science, code, or skill, esp. one that only a technical expert would likely be aware of
  4. a minute formal point, detail, etc. brought to bear upon a main issue convicted on a technicality

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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