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unalienable

[ uhn-eyl-yuh-nuh-buhl, -ey-lee-uh- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

not transferable to another or not capable of being taken away or denied; inalienable:
The Declaration of Independence acknowledged that all humans have innate, unalienable rights.

unalienable

/ ʌnˈeɪljənəbəl /

First recorded in 1610–20; un- ¹ + alienable

But as Coulter says, No one is claiming that the Constitution gives each person an unalienable right not to buy insurance.

Fourth, It is the function of government to secure these natural, unalienable, and equal rights to every man.

He kidnaps a man endowed by his Creator with the unalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

He knew he was stealing a Man born with the same unalienable right to 'life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,' as himself.

Was there any effectual mode of securing to Mr. Burns his natural and unalienable Right except the mode of forcible rescue?

Will you remember your natural, unalienable right over her whom your mother loved and trusted?'

April 18, 2024petrichor

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