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imprescriptible Definition

im·pre·scrip·tible (im′pri skrip′tə bəl)

adjective

  1. that cannot rightfully be taken away, lost, or revoked; inviolable
  2. Law not subject to prescription ()

Etymology: Fr: see in- & prescriptible

imprescriptible Related Forms
im′·pre·scrip′·tibly adverb
imprescriptible Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • right: II The purpose of all political associations is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man.