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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
Adjective
Law able to be transferred to another owner
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Adj.1.alienable - 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"


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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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