alienable
capable of being sold or transferred.
Origin of alienable
1Other words from alienable
- al·ien·a·bil·i·ty, noun
Words Nearby alienable
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How to use alienable in a sentence
A man's character, it will be argued, is an alienable personal possession.
Determinism or Free-Will? | Chapman CohenOnly pieces of land together with the appurtenant territorial waters are alienable parts of territory.
International Law. A Treatise. Volume I (of 2) | Lassa Francis OppenheimAnd so, again, the lords rights under the commendation seem to constitute an alienable and heritable seignory.
Domesday Book and Beyond | Frederic William MaitlandAnd now we must turn to consider another element in the kings alienable superiority.
Domesday Book and Beyond | Frederic William MaitlandThe discovery that he had an alienable superiority over free land and free landowners would sharpen this rule.
Domesday Book and Beyond | Frederic William Maitland
British Dictionary definitions for alienable
/ (ˈeɪljənəbəl, ˈeɪlɪə-) /
law (of property) transferable to another owner
Derived forms of alienable
- alienability, noun
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