unassignable
/'ʌnə'sainəbl/
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Definition
Adjective: - Incapable of being transferred or reassigned: Describes something that cannot be legally, officially, or practically passed from one person or entity to another. This often applies to rights, duties, responsibilities, or properties. - Not able to be allocated or attributed: Indicates that something cannot be designated, allotted, or ascribed to a specific person, cause, or category.
Usage and Examples
- General Usage:
- The contract contained an unassignable clause, preventing the tenant from transferring the lease to anyone else.
- Certain moral duties are considered unassignable; they must be fulfilled by the individual personally.
- Legal/Formal Context:
- The license for the software is personal and unassignable.
- The court ruled that the pension benefits were unassignable and could not be given to a creditor.
Advanced Usage
- "to be deemed unassignable": to be officially judged or considered incapable of transfer.
- The intellectual property rights were deemed unassignable without the author's express written consent.
- "inherently unassignable": by its very nature, not capable of being transferred.
- Personal trust is an inherently unassignable quality in a relationship.
Variants and Related Words
- Unassignability (noun): The quality or state of being unassignable.
- The unassignability of the contract created a problem for the merger.
- Non-assignable (adjective): A synonym with the same meaning.
- The ticket was marked as non-assignable.
Synonyms
- Nontransferable: Not able to be transferred to another's ownership or control.
- Inalienable: Unable to be taken away or transferred (often used for rights).
- Non-negotiable: Not open for discussion or transfer (in specific contexts).
Antonyms
- Assignable: Capable of being transferred or designated.
- Transferable: Able to be passed from one person or place to another.
Related Phrases and Concepts
- Unassignable right: A right that cannot be legally transferred to another party.
- The right to vote is an unassignable right of citizenship.
- Unassignable task: A duty or responsibility that must be performed by a specific individual.
- The captain's role in an emergency is an unassignable task.
Adjective
- incapable of being transferred