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unalienated

unalienated

8.7
The original owner still owns it and has not sold it
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˈeɪliəˌneɪtɪd/
  • Formal
translation icon : 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
8.3

Land and rights not given to another government or owner

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

Antonyms

relinquished
  • Formal
6.8

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

sold
1.0

Bought and no longer available to buy

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.