About The Word Imprescriptible
Learn about the word Imprescriptible to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Imprescriptible definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Imprescriptible
| Imprescriptible Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Imprescriptible?Synonyms | Synonyms for Imprescriptible: Related Terms | Find terms related to Imprescriptible: See Also | Imprescriptible In Webster's Dictionary \Im`pre*scrip"ti*ble\, a. [Pref. im- not +
prescriptible: cf. F. imprescriptible.]
1. Not capable of being lost or impaired by neglect, by
disuse, or by the claims of another founded on
prescription.
The right of navigation, fishing, and others that
may be exercised on the sea, belonging to the right
of mere ability, are imprescriptible. --Vattel
(Trans. )
2. Not derived from, or dependent on, external authority;
self-evidencing; obvious.
The imprescriptible laws of the pure reason.
--Colerridge.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Modicon ‐ trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and…
- Cross-fertilize ‐ cause to undergo cross-fertilization; cross with [v] undergo…
- Hood ornament ‐ an ornament on the front of the hood of a car emblematic of the…
- Vasarely ‐ French painter (born in Hungary) who was a pioneer of op art…
- Congolese ‐ a native or inhabitant of the Republic of Congo [adj] of or relating…
- Biotechnology ‐ the branch of engineering science in which biological science…
- Confusingly ‐ in a bewildering and confusing manner; "her situation was bewilderingly…
- Newmarket ‐ a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and…
- Have words ‐ censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for…
- Unchangingness ‐ the quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency to…