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Inalienable

//ɪˈneɪ.li.ə.nə.bəl// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Not subject to being alienated, that is, surrendered, taken away, or transferred to another. not-comparable

    "Near-synonyms: indelible, unsurrenderable, permanent"

  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to a noun belonging to a special class in which the possessive construction differs from the norm, especially for particular familial relationships and body parts, regarding permanence. not-comparable

    "Just as some languages have a "be" for permanent states (which are essential) and a different "be" for temporary states (which are incidental), some languages have a "have" for unchangeable possession (which is inalienable) and a different "have" for changeable possession (which is alienable)."

Adjective
  1. 1
    incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another wordnet
  2. 2
    not subject to forfeiture wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed around 1645 from French inaliénable, from in- + aliénable (“alienable”), equivalent to in- + alienable.

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