alienable

adjective

alien·able | \ ˈāl-yə-nə-bəl ,

ˈā-lē-ə-nə- \

Definition of alienable

: transferable to another's ownership

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And values and alienable rights in our Constitution. — Fox News, "Sekulow: Kavanaugh will be a brilliant Supreme Court justice," 10 July 2018 That military service is alienable, through restrictions on membership necessary for our military to fulfill its purpose, automatically rules it out as a right. — Philip H. Devoe, National Review, "Rights are Rights, and Military Service Isn’t One," 3 Aug. 2017

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alienable

adjective

alien·able | \ ˈāl-yə-nə-bəl, ˈā-lē-ə-

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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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