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inalienable

ina·lie·nable

UK/ɪˈneɪ.lɪ.ə.nə.bəl/ US/ɪˈneɪ.li.ə.nə.bəl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another

  • “endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights”
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2.

not subject to forfeiture

  • “an unforfeitable right”
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Origin

Borrowed around 1645 from French inaliénable, from in- + aliénable (“alienable”), equivalent to in- + alienable.

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