Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or quality of being inalienable.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being inalienable.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The condition of being
inalienable
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Examples
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Still, I think it's worth keeping in mind the role that "inalienability" plays in the Lockean theory.
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(Here, too, "inalienability" concerns may kick in -- even if the party is fully aware he is signing away his life income, or his kidney, or life, say, this may not be enforceable for inalienability concerns -- see, on this, the contract article noted above, plus my article
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(Here, too, "inalienability" concerns may kick in -- even if the party is fully aware he is signing away his life income, or his kidney, or life, say, this may not be enforceable for inalienability concerns -- see, on this, the contract article noted above, plus my article
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Its founder, Eamon de Valera, in his inaugural address to his new party in 1926, spoke of "the inalienability of national sovereignty" as being fundamental to its beliefs.
Was it for this? Ireland's premier paper dares to tell it as it is Roy Greenslade 2010
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It is Natural Law, divined by God and discoverable by reason, that prescribes the inalienability of the most fundamental and eternal human rightsrights that are not conferred on man by man and, therefore, cannot legitimately be denied to man by man.
Liberty and Tyranny Mark R. Levin 2009
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It is Natural Law, divined by God and discoverable by reason, that prescribes the inalienability of the most fundamental and eternal human rightsrights that are not conferred on man by man and, therefore, cannot legitimately be denied to man by man.
Liberty and Tyranny Mark R. Levin 2009
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In 2002, prominent religious-right lawyer Mathew Staver wrote, "Although religion is the sole category within the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that does not share the exact pattern of the immutable physical characteristics, the characteristic of immutability or inalienability is deeply rooted in the founding of the country and became part of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution."
Patricia Nell Warren: Civil Rights for Gays: Does "Immutable" Really Describe Us? 2009
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Professor Michael Risch, in his upcoming paper titled "Patent Challenges and Royalty Inflation," examines this phenomenon and finds that the inalienability of patent challenge rights creates a "patent challenge tax":
Archive 2009-04-01 Peter Zura 2009
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The inalienability of our right to life is not a right to be safely housed and fed, as Romney does not simply imply, but actually says outright.
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The inalienability of our right to life is not a right to be safely housed and fed, as Romney does not simply imply, but actually says outright.
New Romney Ad Bashes Hillary ��� And Uses Fox Debate Footage! 2009
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