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in·vi·o·la·ble 
[in-vahy-uh-luh-buhl] Pronunciation Key
[in-vahy-uh-luh-buhl] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 1. | prohibiting violation; secure from destruction, violence, infringement, or desecration: an inviolable sanctuary; an inviolable promise. |
| 2. | incapable of being violated; incorruptible; unassailable: inviolable secrecy. |
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| in·vi·o·la·ble
(ĭn-vī'ə-lə-bəl) Pronunciation Key
adj.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin inviolābilis : in-, not; see in-1 + violāre, to violate; see violate.] in·vi'o·la·bil'i·ty, in·vi'o·la·ble·ness n., in·vi'o·la·bly adv. |
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Inviolability
In*vi`o*la*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. inviolabilitas: cf. F. inviolabilit['e].] The quality or state of being inviolable; inviolableness.
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