technicality

Noun

Meaning

The quality or state of being technical; technicalness.

That which is technical, or peculiar to any trade, profession, sect, or the like.

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Being alive is just a brief technicality. Douglas Coupland

I do benefits for all religions - I'd hate to blow the hereafter on a technicality. Bob Hope

A technicality I'm prepared to hide wildly behind. Jim Butcher

First job in acting - ...acting is not just talent there's a lot of technicality. You have to see that this is the focus points that's the light, you have to catch the light, you have to give your facing. So all these things I just learnt them, and I grew with every film. Preity Zinta

But Crassus was denied the honour by Augustus on the technicality that he was not commander-in-chief of Roman forces at the time, a position claimed by Augustus himself. Source: Internet

Despite his weight of 11 stone 4 pounds, Archer would have contested the third cup in 1863, but due to a Victorian public holiday trainer Etienne de Mestre's telegraphed acceptance form arrived late, and Archer was scratched on a technicality. Source: Internet

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