inviolability

[ in-vahy-uh-luh-bil-i-tee ]

noun

1. the fact or quality of being safe or protected from attack, infringement, destruction, or interference:

   The inviolability of diplomatic agents is one of the long and well-recognized rules of international law.

   We will continue to take efficient measures to ensure the independence and inviolability of the courts.

2. the fact or quality of being held in reverence as something that must never be violated; sacredness:

   Our constitutional structure was built upon respect for the integrity and inviolability of the individual conscience.

Word History and Origins

Origin of inviolability¹

inviol(able) ( def ) + -ability ( def )

Example Sentences

I came here eight years ago with a reverence for The Post’s heritage of courage and independence and feeling an inviolable obligation to uphold its values.

From Washington Post

The first — that experimenters can choose what measurements to perform — would seem inviolable.

From Quanta Magazine

“I am an honorary consul general, so I have inviolability,” Kelley told a 911 dispatcher in one call.

From The Daily Beast

These are the sacred rights of personal security, property, and the inviolability of the home of every citizen.

From Project Gutenberg

These were handed down from local priest to local priest, with the inviolability of sacred and immutable tradition.

From Project Gutenberg

As to "inviolability," I would not have such a word mentioned.

From Project Gutenberg

It is the law that invests the person of a queen, whoever she be, with a sort of inviolability.

From Project Gutenberg

Unconsciously she clung to her belief in the natural inviolability of her privilege.

From Project Gutenberg