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unalienable

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un·al·ien·a·ble  (n-ly-n-bl, -l--)
adj.
Not to be separated, given away, or taken away; inalienable: "All of them . . . claim unalienable dignity as individuals" (Garrison Keillor).
unalienable [ʌnˈeɪljənəbəl]
adj
Law a variant of inalienable
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Adj.1.unalienableunalienable - incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another; "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights"
inalienable
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


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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.
The Declaration of Independence by History Documents View in context
When they would thrust at, or parry, the noses of his champing horses, making them swing their heads and move their feet, disturbing a solid dreamy repose, he swore at the men as fools, for he himself could perceive that Providence had caused it clearly to be written, that he and his team had the unalienable right to stand in the proper path of the sun chariot, and if they so minded, obstruct its mission or take a wheel off.
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Crane, Stephen View in context
Father Ignatius performed the offices of the church, in a little chapel attached to the estate of Don Augustin; and long ere the sun had begun to fall, Middleton pressed the blushing and timid young Creole to his bosom, his acknowledged and unalienable wife.
The Prairie by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
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