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inviolability

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in·vi·o·la·ble  (n-v-l-bl)
adj.
1. Secure from violation or profanation: an inviolable reliquary deep beneath the altar.
2. Impregnable to assault or trespass; invincible: fortifications that made the frontier inviolable.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin inviolbilis : in-, not; see in-1 + violre, to violate; see violate.]

in·vio·la·bili·ty, in·vio·la·ble·ness n.
in·vio·la·bly adv.
Translations
inviolability [ɪnˌvaɪələˈbɪlɪtɪ] Ninviolabilidad f
inviolability [ɪnˌvaɪələˈbɪlɪti] ninviolabilité f
inviolability
nUnantastbarkeit f; (of frontiers)Unverletzlichkeit f; (of law, oath)Heiligkeit f


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Aa This approach is the very negation of the fundamental concept of civilian inviolability in times of peace and in times of war.
Under the protocol, Turkey and Armenia reconfirmed their commitment, in their bilateral and international relations, to respect and ensure respect for the principles of "equality, sovereignty, non-intervention in internal affairs of other states, territorial integrity and inviolability of frontiers".
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