Definition of alienable
:transferable to another's ownership
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That military service is alienable, through restrictions on membership necessary for our military to fulfill its purpose, automatically rules it out as a right.
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First Known Use of alienable
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legal Definition of alienable
:that may be changed over to another's ownership
- an alienable interest in property
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