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adjective

inviolate

kept free from harm, change, or intrusion; untouched

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Six example sentences with inviolate, each labelled with its topic.

  • The treaty holds the border inviolate, and no signatory may move a post without the consent of all three.

    Law

  • The constitution keeps the right to assemble inviolate, so even emergency decrees cannot suspend it for more than a week.

    Politics

  • The restoration left the medieval crypt inviolate, running every new duct and cable through the courtyard instead.

    Architecture

  • The core of the reserve is kept inviolate, with no trails, no researchers, and no drones allowed over its canopy.

    Environment

  • Kant held the duty not to lie inviolate, refusing an exception even to protect a friend from a pursuer at the door.

    Philosophy

  • The trust's founding document declares the principal inviolate, so only the interest may ever be spent.

    Finance

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