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TECHNICALITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A specific detail in a set of rules or terms belonging to a particular field
Example:
the defendant was acquitted on a legal technicality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("technicality" is a kind of...):
detail; item; point (an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole)
Derivation:
technical (according to strict interpretation of the law or set of rules)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The state of being technical as in the use of technical terms or methods
Example:
It is a tribute to the tribunals that the technicality at the heart of the appellate process in these tribunals can and does coexist with the relative informality in atmosphere and with procedural flexibility.
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("technicality" is a kind of...):
state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)
Derivation:
technical (characterizing or showing skill in or specialized knowledge of applied arts and sciences)
