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

“While our green energy and industry initiatives may one day significantly outscale our iron ore business due to the globaldemand for renewable energy, our commitment to iron ore and resources globally remains indefeasible,” Chairman Andrew Forrest said.

From Reuters

Believing the siege of long continuance, and impatient of news, I wished greatly for another interview with fellow members of my race, that we might discuss how best to secure our indefeasible rights, so cruelly taken from us.

From Literature

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

In A Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law, John Adams wrote: “Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people, who have a right … and a desire to know; but besides this, they have a right, an indisputable, unalienable, indefeasible, divine right to that most dreaded and envied kind of knowledge, I mean of the character and conduct of their rulers.”

From Washington Times