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alienable

/ˈeɪliənəbəl/ /ˈeɪljənəbəl/

Meanings
adjective
Capable of being alienated, sold, or transferred to another

Examples :

"Land is alienable according to the laws of the state."
property law

Related Words

Illustration sold

sold verb

/ˈsəʊld/ /ˈsoʊld/

(ditransitive) To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.

"The bakery sold bread and pastries to customers all morning. "

Illustration being

being noun

/ˈbiːɪŋ/ /ˈbiŋ/

A living creature.

"The being in the classroom was quiet today. "

Illustration of

of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

Illustration capable

capable adjective

/ˈkeɪpəbl̩/

Able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.

"As everyone knew, he was capable of violence when roused."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration laws

laws noun

/lɑz/ /lɔːz/

The body of binding rules and regulations, customs and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.

"entrapment is against the law"

Illustration alienated

alienated verb

/ˈeɪliəˌneɪtɪd/ /ˈeɪljəˌneɪtɪd/

To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.

"He alienated his car to his son as a graduation gift. "

Illustration state

state noun

/steɪt/

A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.

"The current state of the project is that we are behind schedule. "

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according verb

/əˈkɔːdɪŋ/ /ə.ˈkɔɹd.ɪŋ/

To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.

"The tailor will according the suit to fit you perfectly. "

Illustration transferred

transferred verb

/tɹænsˈfɜːd/

To move or pass from one place, person or thing to another.

"to transfer the laws of one country to another; to transfer suspicion"

Illustration land

land noun

/lænd/

The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.

"Most insects live on land."

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another pronoun

/æˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /æˈnʌð.ɚ/ /əˈnʌð.ɚ/

An additional one of the same kind.

"There is one sterling and here is another"