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Inalienable vs Inherent - What's the difference?

inalienable | inherent |

As adjectives the difference between inalienable and inherent

is that inalienable is incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred to another; not alienable while inherent is naturally as part or consequence of something.

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

    inherent

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Naturally as part or consequence of something.
  • * (Lyn Beth Neylon)
  • You are a human being. You have rights inherent in that reality. You have dignity and worth that exists prior to law.
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    Usage notes

    * Not to be confused with inherit .

    Antonyms

    * extrinsic

    Synonyms

    * ingrained