imprescriptible

English

Alternative forms

• impræscriptible [17th century]

Etymology

From im- +‎ prescriptible.

Adjective

imprescriptible (comparative more imprescriptible, superlative most imprescriptible)

1. Not subject to prescription: absolute, inalienable.
   • 1922, Carl Becker, The Declaration of Independence, page 205:

     its part is to exhibit the historical circumstances under which the colonists as a 'free people,' had thrust upon them the high obligation of defending the imprescriptible rights of all men.

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French

Adjective

imprescriptible (plural imprescriptibles)

1. imprescriptible

Further reading

• “imprescriptible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Spanish

Adjective

imprescriptible m or f (masculine and feminine plural imprescriptibles)

1. imprescriptible