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UNALIENABLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unalienable mean?
• UNALIENABLE (adjective)
The adjective UNALIENABLE has 1 sense:
1. incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another
Familiarity information: UNALIENABLE used as an adjective is very 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)
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