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[ in-eyl -yuh -nuh -buh l, -ey -lee-uh - ] SHOW IPA
/ ɪnˈeɪl yə nə bəl, -ˈeɪ li ə- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective not transferable to another or not capable of being taken away or denied; not alienable: inalienable rights, freedoms, and liberties; an inalienable territory; inalienable principles and values.
Origin of inalienable First recorded in 1610–20; in-3 + alienable
SYNONYMS FOR inalienable inviolable, absolute, unassailable, inherent.
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historical usage of inalienable See unalienable.
OTHER WORDS FROM inalienable in·al·ien·a·bil·i·ty, in·al·ien·a·ble·ness, noun in·al·ien·a·bly, adverb Words nearby inalienable in a good light, in a hole, in a huff, in a jam, in a lather, inalienable , in all, in all one's born days, in all probability, inalterable, in a manner of speaking
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Example sentences from the Web for inalienable Trying to build a one-state reality in the name of “inalienable rights and realpolitik” is treacherously dishonest.
Another Reason Dani Dayan is Wrong | Elisheva Goldberg, Sahar Segal| August 3, 2012| DAILY BEAST
Iran may propose measures that suit it better, finding a way to compromise even as it asserts its inalienable right to enrichment.
Iran’s Tone Changes in Istanbul: Nuke Talks ‘Constructive and Useful’ | Michael Adler| April 15, 2012| DAILY BEAST
We would exercise our right to go anywhere at any time, as inalienable in the modern world as the right to freedom of speech.
Ciao, Roma! Hello, Newark! | James Atlas| January 6, 2011| DAILY BEAST
Tehran repeatedly points out that peaceful nuclear work is an “inalienable right” in the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
The Deal to Disarm Iran | Michael Adler| October 17, 2009| DAILY BEAST
The former is a sacred, inalienable right, which can never be destroyed, for it springs from the roots of man's nature.
Mediaeval Socialism | Bede Jarrett
This inalienable right of the broad margin to our esteem is significant.
Bits About Home Matters | Helen Hunt Jackson
This end must evidently be something inward and inalienable , just as the religious end was.
Is Life Worth Living? | William Hurrell Mallock
Or it may be stated in the form which Jefferson uses—that all men are equal in their "inalienable rights."
A History of the United States | Cecil Chesterton
When it comes to the rights of our fellow-men to spend their own money as they choose, that is inalienable .
The Debtor | Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
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British Dictionary definitions for inalienable adjective not able to be transferred to another; not alienable the inalienable rights of the citizen
Derived forms of inalienable inalienability or inalienableness , noun inalienably , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Words related to inalienable basic, inbred, inviolable, natural, sacrosanct, unassailable, entailed, nonnegotiable, nontransferable