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inviolable

[ in-vahy-uh-luh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. prohibiting violation; secure from destruction, violence, infringement, or desecration:

    an inviolable sanctuary;

    an inviolable promise.

  2. incapable of being violated; impregnable; unassailable:

    inviolable secrecy.



inviolable

/ ɪˈɪəəə /

adjective

  1. that must not or cannot be transgressed, dishonoured, or broken; to be kept sacred

    an inviolable oath

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Derived Forms

  • ˌDZˈٲ, noun
  • ˈDZ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ······ٲ [in-vahy-, uh, -l, uh, -, bil, -i-tee] Rare, ·····Ա noun
  • ···· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of inviolable1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin ԱDZ; in- 3, violable
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Charter of 1945, guaranteeing all nations the right to independence and inviolable sovereignty.

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"Everyone must understand that the police officer is inviolable, the police officer represents the state and the strength of the state," Kobakhidze told a press briefing.

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The Ministry of Justice insisted that the right to life, enshrined in the constitution of 2011, was inviolable.

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My fall-asleep routine always, inviolably, involves reading either a physical or Kindle book.

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This attack on the consulate breached the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which deems diplomatic missions “inviolable.”

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