Meaning & use
Inviolability
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The quality of being protected from violation, injury, or destruction; sacredness or inviolate status.
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The treaty guaranteed the inviolability of the nation's borders.
Diplomats are granted the inviolability of their embassy under international law.
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Commonly used in legal and diplomatic contexts to describe rights or territory that must not be infringed.
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