imprescriptible en · ADJ
Etymology
From Middle French imprescriptible, corresponding to im- + prescriptible.
Meanings
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Not subject to self-restraint: absolute, inalienable.
Freedom is, indeed, the natural and imprescriptible right of man […].
1794, Mary Wollstonecraft, An Historical and Moral View of the Origin and Progress of the French Revolution, II.4:its part is to exhibit the historical circumstances under which the colonists as a 'free people,' had thrust upon them the high obligation of defending the imprescriptible rights of all men.
1922, Carl Becker, The Declaration of Independence, page 205:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| impræscriptible | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more imprescriptible | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most imprescriptible | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
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Translations (2)
el απαράγραπτος (not prescriptible) · pt imprescritível (not prescriptible)