inalienable
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in·al·ien·a·ble
(ĭn-āl′yə-nə-bəl, -ā′lē-ə-)adj.
That cannot be transferred to another or others: inalienable rights.
in·al′ien·a·bil′i·ty n.
in·al′ien·a·bly adv.
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inalienable
(ɪnˈeɪljənəbəl)adj
not able to be transferred to another; not alienable: the inalienable rights of the citizen.
inˌalienaˈbility, inˈalienableness n
inˈalienably adv
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in•al•ien•a•ble
(ɪnˈeɪl yə nə bəl, -ˈeɪ li ə-)adj.
not alienable; not transferable to another or capable of being repudiated: inalienable rights.
[1635–45]
in•al`ien•a•bil′i•ty, n.
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inalienable
, unalienable - Inalienable and unalienable are interchangeable for "unable to be taken away from or given away by the possessor."See also related terms for interchangeable.
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Adj. | 1. | inalienable - incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another; "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights" intrinsic, intrinsical - belonging to a thing by its very nature; "form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing"- John Dewey alienable - transferable to another owner |
2. | inalienable - not subject to forfeiture; "an unforfeitable right" indefeasible - not liable to being annulled or voided or undone; "an indefeasible right to freedom"; "an indefeasible claim to the title" |
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inalienable
adjective sacrosanct, absolute, unassailable, inherent, entailed (Law), non-negotiable, inviolable, nontransferable, untransferable respect for the inalienable rights of people and nations
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inalienable
adj rights → unveräußerlich
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