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/ənˈeɪliɛnəbəl/ /ənˈeɪljɛnəbəl/ Listen

Unalienable

adjective

Incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another. Synonym: inalienable.

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"Unalienable" Quotes from Famous Books

... further observed, that in the preamble to the Great Charter it is stipulated that the barons shall hold the liberties there granted to them and their heirs, from the king and his heirs; which shows that the doctrine of an unalienable tenure was always uppermost in their minds. Their idea even of liberty was not (if I may use the expression) perfectly free; and they did not claim to possess their privileges upon any natural principle or independent bottom, but ...

— The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. VII. (of 12) • Edmund Burke

... say: "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 them is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights, Governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from ...

— Report of the Decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the Opinions of the Judges Thereof, in the Case of Dred Scott versus John F.A. Sandford • Benjamin C. Howard

Words linked to "Unalienable" : intrinsic, absolute, untransferable, alienable, infrangible, inviolable, nontransferable, non-negotiable, unassignable, intrinsical