unalienated
adjective
uk/ʌnˈeɪ.li.ə.neɪ.tɪd/us/ʌnˈeɪ.li.ə.neɪ.t̬ɪd/unalienatedadjective(PERSON)
feelingthat you have someconnectionwith thepeoplearound you or that you arepartof agroup:
Ourancestorswere unalienated fromtheirsociety.
An unalienatedperspectivecanpromotesolidarityandbelonging.
- Rousseau's writingspresentapictureof unalienatedindividuallife.
unalienatedadjective(LAND)
lawspecialized
Unalienatedlandcannotlegallybesoldor given from oneownerto another:
Much of the county'slandareaconsists of unalienatedpublicland.
The country'sindigenouspeoplemay have arightto unalienatedlands.
Opposite
alienated
- The newlawenablesaboriginalpeopleto make aclaimto unalienated Crownland.
- The unalienatedlandhad been used aswildpasture.
Capturing or taking possession of things
- -grabbing
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrogate
- at bayidiom
- cage
- capture
- catch
- clutch
- collar
- corner
- entangle
- get/lay/putyourhands onsomeoneidiom
- grab
- grabber
- repo
- repo man
- seize
- sequester
- sequestration