The very foundation upon which the law of libel is laid is the protection of reputation. The right to a good name and fame is as absolute and as essential to the ‘pursuit of happiness’ as is the right to life and liberty, characterized in our Declaration of Independence as among those ‘inalienable rights with…
To understand or comprehend this word you need to see how it came to be. Unalienable is the joining of two words; 1610s, from un- (1) “not” + alienable. Related: Unalienably. Let’s Look at alienable (adj.) “that can be surrendered or given up,” 1610s; from obsolete alien (v.), for which see alienate, + -able. Related: Alienability. Now let’s look at Un-; (1.) prefix of negation,…
Right (n) Etymology: Old English riht (West Saxon, Kentish), reht (Anglian), “that which is morally right, duty, obligation,” also “rule of conduct; law of a land;” also “what someone deserves; a just claim, what is due, equitable treatment;” also “correctness, truth;” also “a legal entitlement (to possession of property, etc.), a privilege,” from Proto-Germanic *rehtan…
