Inviolability

Inviolability
Inviolability In*vi`o*la*bil"i*ty, n. [L. inviolabilitas: cf. F. inviolabilit['e].] The quality or state of being inviolable; inviolableness. [1913 Webster]

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  • inviolability — I noun immunity from assault, impenetrability, impregnability, incorruptibility, indestructibility, inexpugnability, inviolableness, invulnerability, protection, safety, sanctitas, security, security against violence, unassailability associated… …   Law dictionary

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  • Inviolability — In religion and ethics, inviolability or sanctity of life is a principle of implied protection regarding aspects of sentient life which are said to be holy, sanctified, or otherwise of such value that they are not to be violated. The concept of… …   Wikipedia

  • inviolability — inviolable ► ADJECTIVE ▪ never to be infringed or dishonoured. DERIVATIVES inviolability noun inviolably adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • inviolability — noun see inviolable …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • inviolability — See inviolable. * * * …   Universalium

  • inviolability — noun The quality or state of being inviolable; inviolableness …   Wiktionary

  • inviolability — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. indestructibility, purity, sanctity; see consecration , holiness 2 , stability 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or condition of being safe from assault, trespass, or violation: sacredness, sac rosanctity,… …   English dictionary for students

  • inviolability — in·vi·o·la·bil·i·ty || ɪn‚vaɪəlÉ™ bɪlÉ™tɪ n. quality of being inviolable, incorruptibility, quality of being impossible to violate, invulnerability; sacredness, quality of being safe from desecration …   English contemporary dictionary

  • inviolability — n. Inviolableness …   New dictionary of synonyms

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