inalienabile

inalienable

adjective ee-nah-LYEH-nah-bee-leh Rare

Origin: Latin in- (not) + alienare (to transfer).

Usage Note

Inalienabile is a formal legal and philosophical adjective, used most often in the phrase diritti inalienabili ('inalienable rights'). It is invariable in gender (inalienabile for both m and f) and takes the plural inalienabili. The related verb is alienare (to alienate, to transfer ownership), and the antonym is alienabile.

Examples

"La libertà di parola è un diritto inalienabile."

Natural Translation

Freedom of speech is an inalienable right.

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