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		FJim on July 22, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Kentucky teen faces charge for naming attackers in... Certain rights can be signed away. A right that cannot be given up, even willingly, is called an 'inalienable' right. Thus in most of the world today, you cannot willingly sell yourself into slavery.

nl on July 22, 2012 [–]

Exactly.

But many of these rights (eg, the right to carry arms, the right to enter into contracts, etc) are limited to adults.

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