legal technicality
英[ˈli:ɡəl ˌteknɪˈkælɪti:]美[ˈliɡəl ˌtɛknɪˈkælɪti]
The term legal technicality is a casual or colloquial phrase referring to a technical aspect of law. The phrase is not a term of art in the law; it has no exact meaning, nor does it have a legal definition.