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alienable

adjective alien·able \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
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First Known Use of ALIENABLE

1611

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

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