indefeasible

[ in-di-fee-zuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. not defeasible; not to be annulled or made void; not forfeitable.

indefeasible

/ ˌɪndɪˈfiːzəbəl /

adjective

1. law not liable to be annulled or forfeited

Derived Forms

• ˌindeˈfeasibly, adverb
• ˌindeˌfeasiˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• inde·feasi·bili·ty inde·feasi·ble·ness noun
• inde·feasi·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of indefeasible¹

First recorded in 1540–50; in- ³ + defeasible

Example Sentences

He said it was “indefeasible for people to sit in our legislature as an act of birth” and it was “important that our second chamber represents modern Britain”.

From BBC

The real danger is not openness to other cultures or sensitivity to difference but a lack of appreciation for universal values and a taste for extreme, empirically indefeasible ideologies.

From New York Times

The deck is stacked against anybody who believes, as Adams believed, that the right to know is an “indisputable, unalienable, indefeasible” right.

From Washington Times

The Cordillera del Condor and the rest of our territories are inalienable, indefeasible, and we state our decision to defend them to the end.”

From Salon

It merely wished to be able to show, in case of need, its indefeasible title to real land, at Llanyglo or anywhere else, but the further from civilisation the better.

From Project Gutenberg