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imprescriptible
" True republicanism is the sovereignty of the people. There are natural and imprescriptible rights which an entire nation has no right to violate."
Marquis de Lafayette

Meaning of "imprescriptible" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF IMPRESCRIPTIBLE

ˌɪmprɪˈskrɪptəbəl


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPRESCRIPTIBLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Imprescriptible is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES IMPRESCRIPTIBLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of imprescriptible in the English dictionary

The definition of imprescriptible in the dictionary is immune or exempt from prescription.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPRESCRIPTIBLE

acceptable · adaptable · adoptable · attemptable · contemptible · corruptible · deceptible · inadaptable · incorruptible · insusceptible · interruptible · perceptible · prescriptible · receptible · redemptible · susceptible · temptable · unacceptable · unadaptable · unadoptable

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPRESCRIPTIBLE

impresa · impresari · impresario · imprescriptibility · imprescriptibly · imprese · impress · impresse · impressed · impresser · impressibility · impressible · impression · impressionability · impressionable · impressionableness · impressional · impressionally · impressionism · impressionist

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPRESCRIPTIBLE

accessible · biocompatible · collectible · combustible · comestible · compatible · constructible · convertible · deductible · digestible · extractible · imperceptible · incompatible · indestructible · inexhaustible · invertible · irresistible · noncombustible · patible · perfectible · tax-deductible

Synonyms and antonyms of imprescriptible in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «imprescriptible» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPRESCRIPTIBLE

Find out the translation of imprescriptible to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of imprescriptible from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «imprescriptible» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

时效
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

imprescriptible
570 millions of speakers
en

English

imprescriptible
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

imprescriptible
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بالتقادم
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

давности
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

imprescritível
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

অবিচ্ছেদ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

imprescriptible
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Tidak dapat disangkal
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

unverjährbaren
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

imprescriptible
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

imprescriptible
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Imprescriptible
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vinh viển
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

imprescriptible
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

अप्रतिबंधिक
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

zaman aşımına uğramayan
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

imprescrittibile
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

niezbywalna
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

давності
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

imprescriptibil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απαράγραπτα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onaantastbaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

imprescriptible
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

imprescriptible
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about imprescriptible

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Marquis de Lafayette
True republicanism is the sovereignty of the people. There are natural and imprescriptible rights which an entire nation has no right to violate.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPRESCRIPTIBLE»

Discover the use of imprescriptible in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to imprescriptible and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Guilt and Shame: Essays in French Literature, Thought and ...
... pas être pardonnés, mais encore, ils ne le doivent pas. Dans X Imprescriptible, il écrit: 'lorsqu'un acte nie l'essence de l'homme en tant qu'homme, la prescription qui tendrait à l'absoudre au nom de la morale contredit elle-même la morale.
Jenny Chamarette, Jennifer Higgins, 2010
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The Century dictionary and cyclopedia: a work of universal ...
Same as imprescriptible. The ownership of land was by the law of the Islands [ Orkney] reserved to the descendants of the original occupant, by an inalienable and imprescribable entail. Westminster lie v., CXXVIIL 688. imprescriptibility ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1906
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
Same as imprescriptible. The ownership of land was by the law of the islands [ Orkney] reserved to the descendants of the original occupant, by an inalienable and imprescribable entail. Westminster Rev., CXXVIH. 888. imprescriptibility ...
‎1911
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary
Same as imprescriptible. The ownership of land was by the law of the islands [ Orkney] reserved to the descendants of the original occupant, by an inalienable and imprescribable entail. Westminster Itev., CXXV1IL 688. imprescriptibility ...
‎1906
5
A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
For the distinction between practical and practicable, see practical. imprescriptible; imprescribable. The former is the preferred form for this word, meaning "not subject to being extinguished by lapse of time under the rules of prescription; that ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2001
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Codes of the Province of Quebec: as amended to 1890; Civil ...
OK CERTAIN THINGS IMPRESCRIPTIBLE AND OF PRIVILEGED PRESCRIPTIONS. Will. The crown may avail itself of prescription. The subject may interrupt such prescription by means of a petition ot right, apart from the cases in which the ...
Quebec (Province), William Alexander Weir, 1890
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The Struggle Against Enforced Disappearance and the 2007 ...
4.5 Statute of Limitations Under customary international law, crimes against humanity are imprescriptible.129 Article 29 of the 1998 Rome Statute provides that “crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court shall not be subject to any statute of ...
Tullio Scovazzi, Gabriella Citroni, 2007
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The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the ...
Same as imprescriptible. The ownership of land was by the law of the Islands [ Orkney) reserved to the descendants of the original oc- eupant, by an Inalienable and imprescribable entail. Westminster Rev., CXXVIIL 68S. imprescriptibility ...
William Dwight Whitney, 1889
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Princeton Review ...
In connexion with these definitions, we will advert to another idea of the Rev. Mr. Hughes, relative to those rights which the American constitutions denominate imprescriptible, or unalienable, or indefeasible, because the few remaining remarks ...
‎1837
10
Critique and Conviction: Conversations with François Azouvi ...
Nevertheless, the juridical tradition resists this approach. • One can also look in the direction of a moral categorization and invoke, as Jankelevitch did, the imprescriptible. • Strictly speaking, the imprescriptible is not a moral, but a juridical, ...
Paul Ricœur, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPRESCRIPTIBLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term imprescriptible is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bastille Day!
The aim of all political association is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man. These rights are liberty, property, security, ... «Daily Press, Jul 15»
2
The French Revolution and Modern Liberty
The aim of all political association is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man. These rights are liberty, property, security, and resistance to ... «Cato Institute, Jul 15»
3
The essence of the State of Israel
... states: "The aim of all political association is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man," the fundamental assumption is ... «Israel Hayom, Jul 15»
4
Burundi Policy of Victim Forgiveness Amid Renewed Conflict
... crimes against humanity or genocide which, according to international law, are imprescriptible, and therefore their perpetrators must in theory ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
5
Ecuador Reviews CIA Documents, Death of Late President
“I think that we have an obligation to act and we consider this case to be imprescriptible,” Chiriboga stated. An estimated 60,000 people were ... «teleSUR English, Jun 15»
6
The Hon Mr Mike Summers' Address to C-24 Committee
That Argentina's claim is imprescriptible, and eternal unless freely given up. It is clearly not, and cannot be, since this is not a concept accepted ... «SARTMA.com, Jun 15»
7
Lone parents and social assistance
... unit group of Society, and as a moral institution possessing inalienable and imprescriptible rights, antecedent and superior to all positive law. «Irish Times, Jun 15»
8
Nicoya Mayor's Office Expected to Reopen Forgotten Roads
Similarly, Article 5 of the Law on Construction states that “public roadways are inalienable and imprescriptible,” which indicates that these lands ... «Voice of Guanacaste, Jun 15»
9
Citizenship and the assault on democratic rights
... association is the conservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man”: “liberty, property, safety and resistance against oppression.”. «World Socialist Web Site, Jun 15»
10
The International Comparative Legal Guide To: Oil & Gas …
Over these hydrocarbons, rights are inalienable and imprescriptible and concessions shall not be granted. Hydrocarbons transportation is to be ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Jun 15»
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