unrestricted
Britishadjective
Explanation
When something is unrestricted, it means there are no restrictions placed on it. A restriction is a rule about a way that something can be used. If your parents give you a generous allowance with the restriction that a portion of it must be donated to charity and another portion saved, you might end up with less money than a friend who has a smaller, but unrestricted, allowance.
Vocabulary lists containing unrestricted
Excerpts from "Jacobson v. Massachusetts"
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We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
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Chapters 29–30
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Example Sentences
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Baldwin Wallace University in Ohio last year reclassified about $20 million from donor-restricted to unrestricted, according to a 2025 audit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
"The BBC created an election-timed documentary about a Florida-resident US presidential candidate, promoted it globally through an unrestricted official channel, and positioned it for international and U.S. consumption."
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
As for James, he’s an unrestricted free agent who earned $52.6 million last season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
To conserve these leopards, their habitats need to be connected so that they can move around unrestricted and safe from persecution.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026
Germany was seen as a militaristic threat because of its admittedly brutal actions in Belgium, its introduction of poison gas, and its use of unrestricted U-boat warfare—all magnified by Allied propaganda.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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