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unalienated

unalienated

8.7
The original owner still owns it and has not sold it
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˈeɪliəˌneɪtɪd/
  • Formal
: no enajenado
  • The land remained unalienated after decades, still owned by the original family.

Examples

  • The court confirmed that the property was unalienated and under the owner's full control.

  • Certain rights are considered unalienated and cannot be given away or sold.

  • The property remains unalienated after the owner's death.

  • She ensured that her rights to the land were unalienated.

  • The court confirmed that the property was unalienated and under the owner's full control.

  • Certain rights are considered unalienated and cannot be given away or sold.

  • The land remained unalienated after decades, still owned by the original family.

Synonyms

unceded
vsunalienated
  • Specialized
1 8.3

Land and rights not given to another government or owner

is broader, applying to any property still owned and not transferred

Antonyms

sold
121 1.0

Bought and no longer available to buy

relinquished
  • Formal
1 6.8

Given up by its owner, for example a throne or property

Surface Forms

unalienated positive

Morphology

unalienated = alienated (semi-transparent) = un + alien + ate + ed

Formally 'un-' + 'alienated' is regular, but the legal sense of 'alienated' (to transfer property) may be unfamiliar to many learners.

Etymology

The word unalienated comes from un- 'not' and alienate, a word that in law once meant 'to give away'. So when property or rights are unalienated, they have not been given away and still belong to the original owner.