inalienable

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Definition: absolute, inherent
Antonyms: acquired, alienable, changeable, impermanent, transitory

Used especially of rights: an inalienable right is one that cannot be abridged or suspended or even (more stringently and often controversially) signed away voluntarily. The right to possession of one's limbs, or the right to life, or the right not to be owned by another, are candidates, but not the right to things that make potentially unlimited demands on others, like the right to holidays or freedom from disease or want.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Not subject to sale or trans- fer; inseparable.

That which is inalienable cannot be bought, sold, or transferred from one individual to another. The personal rights to life and liberty guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States are inalienable. Similarly, various types of property are inalienable, such as rivers, streams, and highways.

IN BRIEF: Incapable of being surrendered or transferred.

Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with reason and justice. — Harry Truman (1884-1972), American statesman, 33rd US president.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uafhændelig, umistelig, uoverdragelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
onvervreemdbaar

Français (French)
adj. - (Jur) inaliénable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unveräußerlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μη απαλλοτριώσιμος, απαράγραπτος, απαρασάλευτος, αναπαλλοτρίωτος

Italiano (Italian)
inalienabile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inalienável

Русский (Russian)
неотъемлемый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - inalienable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - oförytterlig, omistlig, oavhändlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不能让与的, 不能夺取的, 不能转售的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不能讓與的, 不能奪取的, 不能轉售的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 양도할 수 없는, 빼앗을 수 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 奪うことのできない, 譲渡できない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير قابل للتحويل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שאין להעבירו‬

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