Sacrosanctity was a right of tribunes in Ancient Rome not to be harmed physically. Plebeians took an oath to regard anyone who laid hands on a tribune as an outlaw liable to be killed without penalty. The term comes from the phrase sacer esto (`let him be accursed`) and reflects that violation of a tribune`s sacrosanctity was not only a secular...... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacrosanct
sacrosanct Of persons and things, especially obligations, laws, etc.: Secured by a religious sanction from violation, infringement, or encroachment; inviolable, sacred. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1888/