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inviolable

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adj/ɪnˈvaɪələbl̩/
  1. 1

    Not violable; not to be infringed.

    • But come, for thou, be ſure, ſhalt give account / To him who ſent us, whoſe charge is to keep / This place inviolable, and therefore theſe from harm.
    • But honeſt men’s words are Stygian oaths, and promiſes inviolable.
  2. 2

    Not susceptible to violence, or of being profaned, corrupted, or dishonoured.

  3. 3

    Incapable of being injured or invaded; indestructible.

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