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INALIENABLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does inalienable mean?
• INALIENABLE (adjective)
The adjective INALIENABLE has 2 senses:
1. incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another
2. not subject to forfeiture
Familiarity information: INALIENABLE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another
Synonyms:
inalienable; unalienable
Context example:
endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights
Similar:
absolute; infrangible; inviolable (not capable of being violated or infringed)
non-negotiable (cannot be bought or sold)
nontransferable; unassignable; untransferable (incapable of being transferred)
Also:
intrinsic; intrinsical (belonging to a thing by its very nature)
Antonym:
alienable (transferable to another owner)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not subject to forfeiture
Synonyms:
inalienable; unforfeitable
Context example:
an unforfeitable right
Similar:
indefeasible (not liable to being annulled or voided or undone)
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