Meanings
- not comparableNot absolvable; that cannot be absolved.
It embodies one of the core deterrent mechanisms built into the treaty against the torture of POWs, that of nonabsolvable liability.
2008, United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Ensuring Legal Redress for American Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism. - Volume 4, page 26
Origin
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