imprescriptible
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- imprescriptibility noun
- imprescriptibly adverb
Etymology
Origin of imprescriptible
From the Medieval Latin word imprescriptibilis, dating back to 1555–65. See im- 2, prescriptible
Example Sentences
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These à priori gentry would find it very difficult to draw any advantage from their imprescriptible rights, except in a state of tolerable civil government.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 by Various
The purpose of government is to assure to man the enjoyment of his natural and imprescriptible rights.
From Selected Essays by Stenning, H. J.
Venerable shade of Caxton! the award of the tribunal of posterity is a severe decision, but an imprescriptible law!
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac
Sire, the descendants of Louis XIV. have imprescriptible rights to our respect, to our love.
From The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X by Imbert de Saint-Amand, Arthur Léon, baron
The instinctive outburst of maternal love toward the new-born child corresponds to a natural imprescriptible right of the child, for it needs the continual care of its mother.
From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Forel, Auguste
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