UNALIENABLE

inalienable, unalienable

(adjective) incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another; “endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unalienable (comparative more unalienable, superlative most unalienable)

Not alienable.

Usage notes

Generally considered interchangeable with inalienable, even in legal settings. In the past occasionally distinguished but not specifically contrasted with inalienable; see inalienable: usage notes for details.

Synonyms

• inalienable

Source: Wiktionary


Un*al"ien*a*ble, a.

Definition: Inalienable; as, unalienable rights. Swift.

– Un*al"ien*a*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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30 November 2024

HYPOTHETICAL

(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”


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