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Immovable \Im*mov"a*ble\, a.
1. Incapable of being moved; firmly fixed; fast; -- used of
material things; as, an immovable foundation.
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Immovable, infixed, and frozen round. --Milton.
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2. Steadfast; fixed; unalterable; unchangeable; -- used of
the mind or will; as, an immovable purpose, or a man who
remains immovable.
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3. Not capable of being affected or moved in feeling or by
sympathy; unimpressible; impassive. --Dryden.
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4. (Law.) Not liable to be removed; permanent in place or
tenure; fixed; as, an immovable estate. See {Immovable},
n. --Blackstone.
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{Immovable apparatus} (Med.), an appliance, like the plaster
of paris bandage, which keeps fractured parts firmly in
place.

{Immovable feasts} (Eccl.), feasts which occur on a certain
day of the year and do not depend on the date of Easter;
as, Christmas, the Epiphany, etc.
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Immovable \Im*mov"a*ble\, n.
1. That which can not be moved.
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2. pl. (Civil Law) Lands and things adherent thereto by
nature, as trees; by the hand of man, as buildings and
their accessories; by their destination, as seeds, plants,
manure, etc.; or by the objects to which they are applied,
as servitudes. --Ayliffe. --Bouvier.
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