unassignable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌʌnəˈsaɪnəbl̩/
Etymology
From un- + assignable.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Not assignable.
SNAP [the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests] officially made their accusation on the steps of the Federal Courthouse in Milwaukee, on Wednesday. They cited the minutes from a March 2003 Milwaukee Archdiocese Finance council meeting. The minutes show there was a discussion about “unassignable priests” receiving full salary.
2012 May 31, Cathy Hayes, “Cardinal Timothy Dolan took part in pedophile priest payoff to leave church”, in IrishCentral.com:Bevhalstia is unique and unassignable to any modern family of plants. So we start by comparing it to what we know.
2002, Michael Klesius, quoting Chris Hill, “The Big Bloom: How Flowering Plants Changed the World”, in National Geographic:By attempting to license the unlicensable, assign the unassignable, and effectively re-sell the exclusive rights that Gearbox already purchased in 2010, 3DR breached the terms of its Asset Purchase Agreement with Gearbox, as well as Gearbox’s exclusive, federally-protected intellectual property rights.
2014 February 23, Julian Benson, quoting Gearbox spokesperson, “The strange case of Gearbox’s suit against 3D Realms and Interceptor”, in PCGamesN, archived from the original on 15 Feb 2017: