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Inalienable vs Imprescriptible - What's the difference?

inalienable | imprescriptible |

As adjectives the difference between inalienable and imprescriptible

is that inalienable is incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred to another; not alienable while imprescriptible is not subject to prescription: absolute, inalienable.

inalienable

English

(Inalienable possession) (way too much verbiage for a dictionary entry)

Adjective

(-)
  • Incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred to another; not alienable.
    • inalienable right a right that cannot be given away
  • (grammar) Of or pertaining to a noun belonging to a special class in which the possessive construction differs from the norm, especially for particular familial relationships and body parts.

    • Usage notes

    While inalienable' and unalienable are today used interchangeably with '''''in alienable more common, the terms have historically sometimes been distinguished. “Unalienable” vs. “Inalienable”], [http://adask.wordpress.com/about/ Alfred Adask, Adask’s law, July 15, 2009, 3:56 PM

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Antonyms

    * (incapable of being alienated) (l)

    References

    imprescriptible

    English

    Alternative forms

    *

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not subject to prescription: absolute, inalienable.
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