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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"Yes," said Salvius Julianus, "imprescriptible is the Romans' right to Rome."
From A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 by Dahn, Felix
They are written in no constitution, in no law, but they are inscribed in ineffaceable letters in the great book of Nature and are imprescriptible.
From Anarchism and Socialism by Plekhanov, Georgii Valentinovich
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
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.
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
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