INVIOLABLE


Meaning of INVIOLABLE in English

1.

If a law or principle is ~, you must not break it. (FORMAL)

The game had a single ~ rule: obstacles were to be overcome, not circumvented.

ADJ

2.

If a country says its borders are ~, it means they must not be changed or crossed without permission. (FORMAL)

Yesterday’s resolution says the present Polish border is ‘~’.

ADJ

inviolability

Parliament has recognised the inviolability of the current border.

N-UNCOUNT

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