The appeal Court rejected the appeal on a technicality.

上诉法院驳回了就技术细节问题的上诉。

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"The T. rex probably couldn't have done the arm-wrestling move," Conrad says. "So maybe you could get him on a technicality."

霸王龙学不会摔跤的招数，也许你能在这上面赢过它。

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“The T. rex probably couldn’t have done the arm-wrestling move,” Conrad says. “So maybe you could get him on a technicality。”

霸王龙学不会摔跤的招数，也许你能在这上面赢过它。

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The pair were convicted, but this conviction was later thrown out on a technicality.

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Speaking after the trial, Mr Langley said he believed the prosecution failed on a technicality.

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The charges were later dropped on a technicality, but not before they had attracted a storm of international criticism.

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