unalienable
adjective
un·alien·able
| \ ˌən-ˈāl-yə-nə-bəl
, -ˈā-lē-ə-\
, -ˈā-lē-ə-\
Definition of unalienable
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And that the role of government is above all to secure those unalienable rights. — Ivo Daalder, Twin Cities, "Ivo Daalder: The real threat to liberalism is the U.S.’ unwillingness to defend it," 15 July 2019 The geography of the Civil War is repeating itself, but this time with the American South affirming the promise of the Founding — that all men are created equal and endowed with unalienable rights, first among them a right to life. — David French, National Review, "The South Is a Pro-Life Stronghold," 11 July 2019 We are endowed with certain unalienable rights and among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. — Fox News, "Jon Voigt: Burt Reynolds, you were a true artist," 10 Sep. 2018 The idea those young men and those old men hated was precisely and literally the idea on which this Republic was founded, the idea that any man may claim his equal manhood in this country, his unalienable right. — Burt Solomon, The Atlantic, "Our Back Pages: The Atlantic and Civil Rights," 4 Apr. 2018 The geography of the Civil War is repeating itself, but this time with the American South affirming the promise of the Founding — that all men are created equal and endowed with unalienable rights, first among them a right to life. — David French, National Review, "The South Is a Pro-Life Stronghold," 11 July 2019 And that the role of government is above all to secure those unalienable rights. — Ivo Daalder, Twin Cities, "Ivo Daalder: The real threat to liberalism is the U.S.’ unwillingness to defend it," 15 July 2019 But its message of unalienable rights, equality and liberty have echoed through time and across borders. — Charles Edel, Twin Cities, "Charles Edel: How the Declaration of Independence became a beacon to the world," 7 July 2019 Among conservatives, there is the broad belief that the right to own a weapon for self-defense is every bit as inherent and unalienable as the right to speak freely or practice your religion. — David French, National Review, "A Gun-Control Measure Conservatives Should Consider," 16 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unalienable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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unalienable
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of unalienable
chiefly US, formal
: impossible to take away or give up
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unalienable
adjective
un·alien·able
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Legal Definition of unalienable
: not alienable : inalienable