imprescriptible
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of imprescriptible
From the Medieval Latin word imprescriptibilis, dating back to 1555–65. See im- 2, prescriptible
Example Sentences
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The end of all political associations is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man; and these rights are liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression.
From A Short History of English Liberalism by Blease, Walter Lyon
These à priori gentry would find it very difficult to draw any advantage from their imprescriptible rights, except in a state of tolerable civil government.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 by Various
Sire, the descendants of Louis XIV. have imprescriptible rights to our respect, to our love.
From The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X by Imbert de Saint-Amand, Arthur Léon, baron
We shall stumble on from one vague proposition to another, till we find ourselves landed in the revolutionary doctrine of the equal imprescriptible rights of man.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 by Various
If property is a natural, absolute, imprescriptible, and inalienable right, why, in all ages, has there been so much speculation as to its origin?—for this is one of its distinguishing characteristics.
From What is Property? by Proudhon, P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph)
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