imprescriptibility
prɪˈskrɪp adjective Law.
not subject to prescription.
Related forms
im·pre·scrip·ti·bil·i·ty, noun
im·pre·scrip·ti·bly, adverb
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| —adj | |
| law immune or exempt from prescription | |
| imprescripti'bility | |
| —n | |
| impre'scriptibly | |
| —adv | |
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| imprescriptible (ˌɪmprɪˈskrɪptəbəl) | |
| —adj | |
| law immune or exempt from prescription | |
| imprescripti'bility | |
| —n | |
| impre'scriptibly | |
| —adv | |
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imprescriptible
"inalienable, not subject to prescription," 1563, from in- "not" + L. praescriptus, pp. of praescribere "to write beforehand" (see prescribe). Usually with right.
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