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adj. - Incapable of being transgressed or dishonored adj. - Not capable of being violated or infringed; Must be kept sacred; Able to withstand attack.

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  • It's the oldest and most inviolable law of science, logic and reason.
  • The person of the king is inviolable
  • The idea that a tank is "inviolable" - or "invincible" as some newspapers put it - is, in any event, laughable, straight out of the comic books.
  • Almost as inviolable, that is, when those who live in it are our friends.
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