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inviolability

[in-vahy-uh-luh-buhl]

in·vi·o·la·ble

[in-vahy-uh-luh-buhl]
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.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin inviolābilis. See in-3, violable

in·vi·o·la·bil·i·ty, in·vi·o·la·ble·ness, noun
in·vi·o·la·bly, adverb

inviolable, inviolate.
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inviolable (ɪnˈvaɪələbəl)
 
adj
that must not or cannot be transgressed, dishonoured, or broken; to be kept sacred: an inviolable oath
 
inviola'bility
 
n
 
in'violableness
 
n
 
in'violably
 
adv

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