inalienable
pronunciation
How to pronounce inalienable in British English:
UK [ɪnˈeɪliənəbl]
How to pronounce inalienable in American English:
US [ɪn'eɪlɪrnəbl]
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- Adjective:
- incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another
- not subject to forfeiture
Word Origin
- inalienable (adj.)
- 1640s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + alienable (see alienate). Related: Inalienably; Inalienability.
Example
- 1. To activists , abortion is either murder or the inalienable right of every woman .
- 2. Serbia has a new constitution stating that kosovo is an inalienable part of the country .
- 3. They have better things to do than fight for the inalienable right to a sleepover .
- 4. We the people of earth have established this constitution to preserve these inalienable rights for ourselves and our posterity .
- 5. Good governance begins with a commitment to the inalienable rights and basic humanity of the governed .