Inalienable

Meaning

Unable to be taken away, transferred, or given up

Origin / Etymology

Latin in-, 'not' + alienare, 'to make another's, to transfer'

Synonyms

Inviolable Untransferable Non-negotiable

Antonyms

Alienable Transferable

Example Sentence

"India's position, restated on the seventh anniversary of the Article 370 decision, is that Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are, have always been, and shall forever remain an integral and inalienable part of India."

🎯 UPSC Usage

Central to GS2 answers on India's territorial claims and sovereignty, e.g., 'the government has consistently described Arunachal Pradesh as an inalienable part of the Indian Union' in the context of boundary disputes.

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