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INVIOLABILITY. That which is not to be violated. The persons of ambassadors are inviolable. See Ambassador.

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The one would be amenable to personal punishment and disgrace; the person of the other is sacred and inviolable. The one would have a qualified negative upon the acts of the legislative body; the other has an absolute negative.

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But he added, "that since I professed so inviolable an attachment to truth, I must give him my word and honour to bear him company in this voyage, without attempting any thing against my life; or else he would continue me a prisoner till we arrived at Lisbon." I gave him the promise he required; but at the same time protested, "that I would suffer the greatest hardships, rather than return to live among YAHOOS."

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Formerly they believed themselves sprung from Jupiter, and shielded by their birth; but nowadays they are not inviolable.

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"The duke is a stranger here; he is on a mission which renders his person inviolable....

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The pipe was passed from mouth to mouth, each one taking a whiff, which is equivalent to the inviolable pledge of faith, of taking salt together among the ancient Britons.

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'The inquiry into Salahuddin Ayubi's death in custody is a positive sign,but respect for the inviolable human rights of those in custody must be embedded into police training and structures - matched by the necessary resources - if the police are to serve as protectors rather than antagonists,' HRCP said.

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She said: "It has been democratic politics, an open market economy, and the enduring values of free speech, the rule of law and a system of government founded on the concept of inviolable human rights that has provided the nexus of that progress in the past.

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'Adding another option for separation puts to risk the family, which under our Constitution and Family Code, is an inviolable institution that must be protected by the State,' he added.

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It also urged the state government to immediately undertake all necessary engagements and actions to protect the sanctity of the Federal Constitution and to safeguard the inviolable constitutional rights of Sarawak.

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If so, can it achieve normative-prescriptive status without designating as inviolable some evaluative principles?

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'Marriage is an inviolable social contract, so I encouraged the couples who were previously unmarried to embrace the legal union,' he added.