Meaning & use
Imprescriptible
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Not subject to being taken away, forfeited, or nullified over time; describing a right that cannot be lost through disuse or the passage of time.
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The declaration described life and liberty as imprescriptible rights.
Legal scholars debated whether the treaty granted imprescriptible protections.
A note on using this word
A technical legal term, closely related to "inalienable," used to describe rights that cannot be lost regardless of the passage of time or lack of use.
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