in·vi·o·late

[in-vahy-uh-lit, -leyt]
adjective
1.
free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage.
2.
undisturbed; untouched.
4.
not infringed.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin inviolātus unhurt, inviolable. See in-3, violate

in·vi·o·la·cy [in-vahy-uh-luh-see] , in·vi·o·late·ness, noun
in·vi·o·late·ly, adverb

inviolable, inviolate.
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inviolate (ɪnˈvaɪəlɪt, -ˌleɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  free from violation, injury, disturbance, etc
2.  a less common word for inviolable
 
in'violacy
 
n
 
in'violateness
 
n
 
in'violately
 
adv

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Example sentences
The inviolate spirit turns their spite against the wrongdoers.
These principles are inviolate and the high degree of social conformity in
  itself controls and maintains the moral order.
The welfare bill may seem huge, but much of it is in effect inviolate.
We not eat the outset that the right to a jury trial is inviolate.
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