imprescriptible
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- imprescriptibility noun
- imprescriptibly adverb
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 object of every political association is the conservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man.
From The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources by MacDonald, Daniel J.
Among "these natural and imprescriptible rights" the legislator has placed "resistance to oppression."
From The French Revolution - Volume 1 by Durand, John
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
At a time when the Inquisition was declining and falling into contempt, he boldly insisted on its most extreme prerogatives as an imprescriptible privilege.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles
Should there be the slightest irregularity in the method of transfer, men, members of society, imprescriptible possessors of the land, might be deprived at one blow of property, possession, and the means of production.
From What is Property? by Proudhon, P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph)
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