imprescriptible

[ im-pri-skrip-tuh-buhl ]

/ ˌɪm prɪˈskrɪp tə bəl /

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adjective Law.

not subject to prescription.

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Origin of imprescriptible

From the Medieval Latin word imprescriptibilis, dating back to 1555–65. See im-², prescriptible

OTHER WORDS FROM imprescriptible

im·pre·scrip·ti·bil·i·ty, nounim·pre·scrip·ti·bly, adverb

Words nearby imprescriptible

impredicative, impregnable, impregnate, impresa, impresario, imprescriptible, impress, impressible, impression, impressionable, impressionism

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How to use imprescriptible in a sentence

The Pope then declares that this law can never be cited against the imprescriptible rights of the Church.
The War Upon Religion|Rev. Francis A. Cunningham
It is one of those inalienable imprescriptible rights which the people can not forfeit by neglect or disuse.
The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power|John S. C. Abbott
The author of any ideal creation—a poem, a drama, or a novel—has an imprescriptible property in the fame of his work.
Addison|William John Courthope
This sovereignty is one, indivisible, imprescriptible, and inalienable.
The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III.|Thomas Paine

The right of the journalist is as sacred, as necessary, as imprescriptible, as the right of the legislator.
The Speaker, No. 5: Volume II, Issue 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for imprescriptible

imprescriptible

/ (ˌɪmprɪˈskrɪptəbəl) /

adjective

law immune or exempt from prescription

Derived forms of imprescriptible

imprescriptibility, nounimprescriptibly, adverb

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