# inalienable Summary::Inalienable means something that cannot be taken away, given to someone else, or transferred. --- # Notes Inalienable means something that cannot be taken away, given to someone else, or transferred. It's often used to describe rights that people believe cannot be denied to them or taken away by their government. For example, the Declaration of Independence states that all men are "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights" including "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness". Clipped from [inalienable - Google Search](https://www.google.com/search?q=inalienable&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS1017US1017&oq=inalienable&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyDwgAEEUYORiDARixAxiABDIKCAEQABixAxiABDINCAIQABiDARixAxiABDIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQABiABDIHCAYQABiABDIHCAcQABiABDIHCAgQABiABDIHCAkQABiABNIBCTQ5MTlqMGoxNagCCbACAQ&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8) at 2024-10-17. # References / Links