inalienable law
31pursuit of happiness — n. An inalienable right listed in the Declaration of Independence; includes freedom to pursue an occupation of one’s choice, the right to have a family, freedom from discrimination or oppression, freedom of contract, and other personal freedoms… …
32unalienable — un·alien·able /ˌən āl yə nə bəl, ā lē ə / adj: not alienable: inalienable Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. unalienable …
33prescription — pre·scrip·tion /pri skrip shən/ n [partly from Middle French prescription establishment of a claim, from Late Latin praescription praescriptio, from Latin, act of writing at the beginning, order, from praescribere to write at the beginning,… …
34right — / rīt/ n [Old English riht, from riht righteous] 1 a: qualities (as adherence to duty or obedience to lawful authority) that together constitute the ideal of moral propriety or merit moral approval b: something that is morally just able to… …
35absolute — ab·so·lute adj 1 a: free from qualification, condition, exception, or restriction rights that even seem absolute have these qualifications Long v. Rockwood, 277 U.S. 142 (1927) see also absolute ownership at ownership compare …
36indefeasible — in·de·fea·si·ble /ˌin di fē zə bəl/ adj: not capable of being annulled or voided an indefeasible right in·de·fea·si·bly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
37prerogative — I noun advantage, authority, authorization, benefit, charter, claim, droit, due, exclusive privilege, exclusive right, franchise, freedom, grant, inalienable right, legal power, liberty, license, perquisite, power, preference, prior right,… …
38legal right — I noun authority, authorization, cause, claim, empowerment, entitlement, freedom, inalienable right, just claim, legitimate right, license, power, prerogative, vested right or interest associated concepts: due process, freedom of the press, free… …
39Second Statute of Westminster — An English law enacted in 1285 that converted estates in fee simple conditional into estates in fee entail and rendered them inalienable, thereby strengthening the power of the nobility. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005 …
40rightful — I adjective according to law, allowable, allowed, appropriate, authentic, authorized, becoming, befitting, chartered, constitutional, correct, deserved, due, enfranchised, equitable, fair, fitting, genuine, honest, inalienable, iustus, just,… …
