alienable

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alien·able | \ ˈāl-yə-nə-bəl

, ˈā-lē-ə-nə- \

Definition of alienable

: transferable to another's ownership

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Recent Examples on the Web In the interpretation promoted by Pompeo, however, women’s rights or L.G.B.T. rights are somehow additional to basic human rights—ad-hoc rights, alienable rights. — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 10 July 2019 And values and alienable rights in our Constitution. — Fox News, 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, 3 Aug. 2017

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