alienable


alien·able

adj \ˈāl-yə-nə-bəl, ˈā-lē-ə-nə-\

Definition of ALIENABLE

: transferable to another's ownership
alien·abil·i·ty \ˈāl-yə-nə-ˈbi-lə-tē, ˌā-lē-ə-nə-\ noun

First Known Use of ALIENABLE

1611

Other Legal Terms

actionable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi

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