Are all rights inalienable?

No. Not all rights are inalienable. In U.S. legal usage, an inalienable right is one that is not transferable or that cannot be taken away. Constitutions often treat certain fundamental rights that way—for example, California’s constitution says people have inalienable rights such as freedom. Many other rights, including ordinary property and contract rights, are alienable: the holder can sell, transfer, or waive them under the applicable law.

Source: inalienable — Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute (Wex)

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