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inalienable

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in·al·ien·a·ble  (n-ly-n-bl, -l--)
adj.
That cannot be transferred to another or others: inalienable rights.
in·alien·a·bili·ty n.
in·alien·a·bly adv.
inalienable
Adjective
not able to be taken away or transferred to another: the inalienable rights of the citizen
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Adj.1.inalienableinalienable - incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another; "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights"
unalienable
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"
unforfeitable
indefeasible - not liable to being annulled or voided or undone; "an indefeasible right to freedom"; "an indefeasible claim to the title"
inalienable
adjective sacrosanct, absolute, unassailable, inherent, entailed Law non-negotiable, inviolable, nontransferable, untransferable


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A joyous feeling of freedom- that complete inalienable freedom natural to man which he had first experienced at the first halt outside Moscow- filled Pierre's soul during his convalescence.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
I have said it was long after I had read those histories, full of his inalienable charm, mere pot-boilers as they were, and far beneath his more willing efforts, that I came to know his poetry.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
And publicly exhibited in the same city all the while; gilded, framed and glazed hung up for general admiration; shown to strangers not with shame, but pride; its face not turned towards the wall, itself not taken down and burned; is the Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America, which solemnly declares that All Men are created Equal; and are endowed by their Creator with the Inalienable Rights of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness!
American Notes for General Circulation by Dickens, Charles View in context
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