inviolability

[ in-vahy-uh-luh-bil-i-tee ]
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noun
  1. the fact or quality of being safe or protected from attack, infringement, destruction, or interference: The inviolability of diplomatic agents is one of the long and well-recognized rules of international law.We will continue to take efficient measures to ensure the independence and inviolability of the courts.

  2. the fact or quality of being held in reverence as something that must never be violated; sacredness: Our constitutional structure was built upon respect for the integrity and inviolability of the individual conscience.

Origin of inviolability

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  • Rarely in·vi·o·la·ble·ness [in-vahy-uh-luh-buhl-nis] /ɪnˈvaɪ ə lə bəl nɪs/ .

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How to use inviolability in a sentence

  • He was a rigid upholder of the inviolableness of Christian names as postulated by Randellite convention.

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