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alienable

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al·ien·a·ble  (ly-n-bl, l--)
adj.
Transferrable to the ownership of another.

alien·a·bili·ty n.

alienable [ˈeɪljənəbəl ˈeɪlɪə-]
adj
(Law) Law (of property) transferable to another owner
alienability  n
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Adj.1.alienable - transferable to another owneralienable - transferable to another owner        
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
inalienable, unalienable - incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another; "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights"
Translations
alienable
adj (Jur) → veräußerlich; landed propertyübertragbar


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There was only a small part of his estate that Sir Walter could dispose of; but had every acre been alienable, it would have made no difference.
 
 
 
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